to some extent ralph nelson the wrath of god spoof western and but like nelson lily of the field and under the comedy be and i think and a deeply felt belief in divine grace . both movie focus on unlikely human material have a vocation they fail to recognize and consciously resist . herein and robert mitchum play a con man masquerade a a priest and a catholic martyr in the tradition of thomas à becket or thomas more mistaken by many a a hedonist . in her last screen performance rita hayworth have preternaturally red hair ( fire engine red and not a color of any natural human hair ) and few line and and be require to look devout ( which she manage to do ) . a her flamboyantly traumatize and traumatize son and frank langella get to chew up the scenery and which he do with great relish ( before dracula and after his memorable film debut in diary of a mad housewife and mel brook adaptation of the twelve chair ) . ken hutchinson do fine a the token normal guy who be embroil in others plot and include the romantic subplot that involve him with a mute indian maiden ( paula pritchett ) . in a sidney greenstreet kind of role a a corpulent and corrupt gun runner victor buono be suitably droll . still and it be mitchum movie and and he be a compel when he take his priestly role seriously a when he play the usual disengaged but competent existentialist who expect nothin from nobody . < bt > < br > a motley gang of foreign mercenary get involve in the confusion of the long running mexican revolution and take a side against their financial interest recur in a number of late 1960s and early 70 movie and include the wild bunch and the professional and and a fistful of dynamite . the latter two use considerable humor within the genre of expatriate take side ( which in mexican setting of different era include vera cruz and old gringo and and bring me the head and of alfredo garcía ) .