Official poster for Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)

Two Mules for Sister Sara

CLINT EASTWOOD...the deadliest man alive...takes on a whole army with two guns and a fistful of dynamite!

Mar 2, 1970 1h 54mWestern
6.9IMDb
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When a wandering mercenary named Hogan rescues a nun called Sister Sara from the unwanted attentions of a band of rogues on the Mexican plains, he has no idea what he has let himself in for.Their chance encounter results in the blowing up of a train and a French garrison, as well as igniting a spark between them that survives a shocking discovery.

Director
Don Siegel
Signature
Craft · Tension · Drama
Worldwide
$5M
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Action34
Humour30

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When a wandering mercenary named Hogan rescues a nun called Sister Sara from the unwanted attentions of a band of rogues on the Mexican plains, he has no idea what he has let himself in for. Their chance encounter results in the blowing up of a train and a French garrison, as well as igniting a spark between them that survives a shocking discovery.

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Two Mules for Sister Sara returned 2.0× its budget worldwide.

Budget
$3M
Opening weekend
Domestic gross
International gross
Worldwide gross
$5M
Release date
Mar 2, 1970
Runtime
1h 54m
MPAA rating
Language
English, Spanish
Country
Mexico, United States of America

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