I generally do not like to compare movies but since Find A Place To Die is a remake of Garden Of Evil, I have really no choice. First off, it is not the Gary Cooper, Richard Widmark, Susan Hayward original. But it is not Cry Blood Apache or some other bad western either. The best part of the movie are the two beautiful women: Daniella Giordano ( Juanita) and Pascale Petit ( Lisa Martin). Both of whom look better then Hayward and Rita Moreno in the original. Of course, I am a sucker for beautiful Italian women like Sophia Loren and Elsa Martinelli so those two are right up my alley. The problem is the men: The main star (Jeffrey Hunter) who is at the end of his career, is not Gary Cooper and there is no Richard Widmark ( who dominated the original), and no one else makes an impression. Especially true when it comes to Petit's husband who was killed off compared to Hugh Marlowe who plays Hayward's husband in the original and was trouble for her. Spoilers ahead: Hunter and Petit do end up together ( like Cooper and Hayward in the original), and there is a different ending which I will not spoil. If you can find it, I would recommend seeing the remake first, because the original is a classic. and you cannot help compare the two. But if you cannot, do not miss Garden of Evil, it is a great movie. Basically this film is fair. So I give it 5/10 stars.
Review of Find a Place to Die
