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The Fastest Guitar Alive

  • 1967
  • Approved
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
4.3/10
515
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Roy Orbison in The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967)
The South is losing the Civil War and the coffers are nearly empty. A group of Confederate spies steals a shipment of gold in San Francisco and attempts to deliver it to a Confederate general in El Paso. Others know about the gold and seek to steal it from them, but the spies have a secret weapon: a guitar that shoots bullets...
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Near the ending days of the Civil War, a group of Confederacy spies traveling under guises of musicians are tasked to steal a shipment of gold. Anything goes wrong, one spy (Roy Orbison) has... Read allNear the ending days of the Civil War, a group of Confederacy spies traveling under guises of musicians are tasked to steal a shipment of gold. Anything goes wrong, one spy (Roy Orbison) has a bullet-shooting guitar handy - just in case.Near the ending days of the Civil War, a group of Confederacy spies traveling under guises of musicians are tasked to steal a shipment of gold. Anything goes wrong, one spy (Roy Orbison) has a bullet-shooting guitar handy - just in case.

  • Director
    • Michael D. Moore
  • Writer
    • Robert E. Kent
  • Stars
    • Roy Orbison
    • Sammy Jackson
    • Maggie Pierce
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    4.3/10
    515
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael D. Moore
    • Writer
      • Robert E. Kent
    • Stars
      • Roy Orbison
      • Sammy Jackson
      • Maggie Pierce
    • 18User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast66

    Roy Orbison
    Roy Orbison
    • Johnny
    Sammy Jackson
    • Steve
    Maggie Pierce
    Maggie Pierce
    • Flo Chesnut
    Joan Freeman
    Joan Freeman
    • Sue Chesnut
    Lyle Bettger
    Lyle Bettger
    • Charlie
    John Doucette
    John Doucette
    • Max
    Patricia Donahue
    Patricia Donahue
    • Stella
    Ben Cooper
    Ben Cooper
    • Rink
    Ben Lessy
    Ben Lessy
    • Indian Chief
    Douglas Kennedy
    Douglas Kennedy
    • Joe
    Len Hendry
    • Deputy
    Iron Eyes Cody
    Iron Eyes Cody
    • 1st Indian
    Domingo Samudio
    • 1st Expressman
    • (as Sam the Sham)
    Wilda Taylor
    Wilda Taylor
    • Emily
    Victoria Carroll
    Victoria Carroll
    • Margie
    Maria Korda
    Maria Korda
    • Tanya
    Poupée Gamin
    • Carmen
    Leon Alton
    Leon Alton
    • Barfly
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Michael D. Moore
    • Writer
      • Robert E. Kent
    • All cast & crew
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      There had been plans for Roy Orbison to star in five movies - MGM had given him a five-picture contract - but after this film proved to be a critical and commercial flop no more were made. His only other film appearances were as himself in Roadie (1980) and She's Having a Baby (1988), the latter uncredited.
    • Goofs
      After Johnny announces he and Sue just got married (without any proposal or ceremony), a frustrated Sue says "General Sherman was right. War IS hell!" This story takes place in 1865. General William Tecumseh Sherman did not say those words until 1879.
    • Quotes
      • Johnny: Don't move, fella. In case you're interested, I can kill you with this - and play your funeral march at the same time. So just drop the gun.
    • Connections
      Featured in In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      The Fastest Guitar Alive
      Composed by Roy Orbison and Bill Dees
      Performed by Roy Orbison (uncredited)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 1, 1967 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Verdens raskeste gitar
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Four Leaf Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 27m(87 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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