SANTO AND THE ROYAL EAGLE is a low rent adventure for our Mexican wrestler hero in which he's called in to act as a bodyguard for a rich lady who keeps finding attempts made on her life. Turns out some scruffy looking bad guys are responsible which leads to a bit of brawling action although not as much as in other Santo movies. Instead the focus of this one seems to be on shocking animal violence and cruelty, with horses going off cliffs, cock fighting, cat drugging and the eagle itself being abused throughout. Certainly not my cup of tea and it feels like prolific director Alfredo B. Crevenna is on autopilot here.
Review of The Royal Eagle
