Her image graced the most eye-catching posters of the 1960s, and she went further than many might imagine for a woman of Bolivian descent in Hollywood. raquel welch was one of those actresses that filled the screenwho had enough charisma to succeed and became an icon in fantastic cinema.
His death has been announced at the age of 82 and due to illness, thus losing one of those Hollywood icons of the sixties and early seventies, before the new Hollywood of the authors turned everything upside down. To remember her, we recovered three of her most important and recommended films that can be found on streaming platforms.
‘A million years ago’ (‘One Million Years BC’, 1966)
Director:Don Chaffey. Distribution: Raquel Welch, John Richardson, Percy Herbert, Robert Brown, Martine Beswick.
With an impressive Welch in front of this production From Hammer Films, Don Chaffey’s film imagines prehistoric life halfway between documentary curiosity and the wildest fantasy. Welch’s likeness on the poster and in various promotional images helped transcend a film of modest, carefree ambitions.
The success had its double edge, of course, turning Welch into a sexual icon and not considering skills that led her to connect with the viewer even with primitive communication. A work that brings the film closer to an expressionist exercise, although what really stands out is its commendable and entertaining action with dinosaurs.
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‘The Three Musketeers: The Queen’s Diamonds’ (‘The Three Musketeers’, 1973)
Address:Richard Lester. Distribution: Richard Chamberlain, Michael York, Raquel Welch, Oliver Reed, Geraldine Chaplin, Faye Dunaway.
The umpteenth adaptation of the French musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, this time made by one of those artisans of British cinema, Richard Lester, who would eventually take the reins of the Superman franchise. However, it is more solid in this splendid classic adventure filmalthough also loaded with a lot of humor.
An unexpected success that won over critics and audiences, giving Welch a priceless opportunity to shine outside of genre cinema. The actress won the Golden Globe for his work in the movie, being more memorable and even relevant than the musketeers in the movie.
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‘The end of Sheila’ (‘The Last of Sheila’, 1973)
Address: Herbert Ross. Distribution: Richard Benjamin, James Coburn, Joan Hackett, James Mason, Ian McShane, Raquel Welch
One of the most cult films in Welch’s filmography, now highly claimed by people like Rian Johnson that sets her as a reference for her ‘Daggers in the Back: The Glass Onion Mystery‘. The actress manages to live up to a formidable cast that manages to be a sharp dissection of the different members that populate the Hollywood industry.
Stephen Sondheim and Anthony Perkins weave a deliciously twisted mystery with the script, directed with great class and cunning by Herbert Ross, giving a great intrigue and fun movie. With exquisite humor they shoot a series of poisoned darts that show these characters in their worst version, the film becomes a jewel that must be discovered.
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