Old Gringo 34 years old

A woman inspired by a man of dreams swept into the arms of a general, and drawn into a worlds of danger.

Old Gringo

When school teacher Harriet Winslow goes to Mexico to teach, she is kidnapped by Gen. Tomas Arroyo and his revolutionaries. An aging American, Ambrose "Old Gringo" Bierce also in Mexico, befriends Gen. Arroyo and meets Harriet. Bierce is a famous writer, who knowing that he is dying, wishes to keep his identity secret so he can determine his own fate. Though he likes Arroyo, Bierce tries to provoke the General's anger whenever possible in an attempt to get himself killed, thus avoiding suffering through his illness. Winslow is intrigued by both Bierce and Arroyo, and the men are in turn attracted to her. She becomes romantically involved with Arroyo. When Winslow learns of Bierce's true identity (a writer whose work she has loved and respected for years), she is singlemindedly determined to fulfill his dying wish. Written by E.W. DesMarais

Credits

Old Gringo Cast

Name Character
Jimmy Smits He was 34, now 68 years old as Gen. Tomas Arroyo
Gregory Peck He was 73, 87 years old when he died as Ambrose Bierce
Jane Fonda She was 51, now 86 years old as Harriet Winslow
Jim Metzler He was 38, now 72 years old as Ron
Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. He was 49, 71 years old when he died as Pancho Villa
Anne Pitoniak She was 67, 85 years old when she died as Mrs. Winslow
Patricio Contreras He was 41, now 76 years old as Col. Frutos Garcia
Pedro Damián He was 36, now 71 years old as Capt. Ovando
Stanley Grover as Gen. Saunders
Guillermo Ríos He was 73, now 107 years old as Monsalvo
Josefina Echánove She was 62, now 96 years old as Clementina
Jenny Gag as La Garduna
Gabriela Roel She was 29, now 64 years old as La Luna
Sergio Calderón He was 44, now 78 years old as Zacarias
Samuel Valadez De La Torre as Consul Saunders

Old Gringo Crew

Name Department
William Anders as Editor. He was 55 (now 90) years old Editing
Wallis Nicita as Casting. He was 43 (now 78) years old Production
Glenn Farr as Editor. He was 10 (now 24) years old Editing
Stuart Wurtzel as Production Design. He was 49 (now 83) years old Art
Lee Holdridge as Original Music Composer. He was 45 (now 80) years old Sound
Luis Puenzo as Director. He was 43 (now 78) years old Directing
Luis Puenzo as Screenplay. He was 43 (now 78) years old Writing
Aída Bortnik as Screenplay. She was 51 (75) years old when She died Writing
Bruno Rubeo as Production Design. He was 42 (65) years old when He died Art
Félix Monti as Director of Photography. He was 51 (now 86) years old Camera
Lois Bonfiglio as Producer. Production
David Wisnievitz as Executive Producer. Production
Juan Carlos Macías as Editor. He was 44 (now 78) years old Editing
Carlos Fuentes as Novel. He was 60 (83) years old when He died Writing
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Old Gringo (34 years)

A woman inspired by a man of dreams swept into the arms of a general, and drawn into a worlds of danger.

  • Release day: Friday, October 06, 1989
  • Runtime: 120 minutes