is a 1969 American Western film starring Elvis Presley, shot on location at Apacheland Movie Ranch and Old Tucson Studios in Arizona.

Making a break for the door, Jess is stopped by Gunner, another gang member, and is forced to relinquish his gun and to go with them to their hideout in the mountains.

Vince later tells him that the gang has stolen a gold-plated cannon that was used by Emperor Maximilian in his ill-fated fight against popular Mexican leader Benito Juárez.

Vince informs him that a wanted poster has been produced: it says that Jess is in the gang who stole the cannon and has sustained a neck wound as a result of being shot by one of the guards.

[3] Presley signed up to the project with high hopes after reading the serious, song-free script,[7] but was left disappointed when he arrived for his first day of shooting on July 22, 1968, to find that the script he had originally signed up for had been changed beyond recognition.,[7] although Elvis ensured the main characters name of Jesus Wade was changed to Jess Wade.

[11] Many fans believe that a new phase of Elvis' acting career should have been ahead for him after this film and Change of Habit, but the concert stage beckoned.

Quentin Tarantino used the name of Charro's director, Charles Marquis Warren for Samuel L. Jackson's character in his western The Hateful Eight.

[6] Roger Greenspun of The New York Times wrote of Presley's performance, "He treats his part rather as a minor embarrassment, and he seems determined not to push himself in a role that could have used a stronger personality to fill the lapses in the story and the wide open spaces in the dialogue.

Even more at fault than Presley, who has occasionally responded in the past to the demands of a good director, is Charles Marquis Warren, who takes credit (or blame?)

"[13] Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times wrote that in the film Presley "sings nary a note, which is too bad.

"[15] Allan Eyles of The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote, "Unfortunately, Charro is fatally undermined by the slack staging of its action highlights and by a plot riddled with irrational behaviour and dialogue ... As if to compensate for the film's lack of impact, Hugo Montenegro's lively but over-attentive score does too much underlining of mood and character.

"[16] In June 1968, Presley had already completed the sequences and recorded the songs for what would be his comeback television special and its attendant album, Elvis, that put his musical talents back on display after the long slog of the soundtrack years.

[citation needed] It marked the very first time that an uncut release of the film was presented to the retail market, and in its original wide-screen letterbox format.

[citation needed] This DVD version underwent an extensive re-mastering process to restore the original 35mm film-print quality.

Previous VHS issues of the film, notably the 1990 Warner Home Video release, were of an inferior standard, mainly due to poor picture quality and minor edits throughout the movie.