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The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez
The film tells a story of an old man whose trouble is about never becoming well-known and is tired of boring life. After suffering a stroke, he ends up in a nursing home where he has a chance to make his dream come true.
6 November 1929, Vandalia, Illinois, USA
2 December 1978, Bolivia
3 March 1985, Lima, Peru
19 April 1952, Havana, Cuba
16 October 1940, Lamesa, Texas, USA
29 September 1961, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
June 25, 2015
A playful paean to a movie genre and a prolific career, Ernest Borgnine's valedictory feature is a spaghetti western with a heavy helping of cheese.October 29, 2016
This corny neo-Western comedy catches our attention because it's the swan song of Ernest Borgnine.June 25, 2015
Borgnine's robust performance keeps the pic grounded in a melancholy reality of frustrated dreams, bitter resentments and last-chance opportunities for redemption.June 25, 2015
The late Ernest Borgnine receives a moving send-off in his final film, The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez.June 25, 2015
It gives film fans the chance to see the late Ernest Borgnine in his last acting gig and to see that he clearly relished every opportunity to perform. Unfortunately, the film surrounding him is a pulseless homage to spaghetti westerns.