¡Three Amigos!. Poster of the 1986 movie and cover of the book novelization
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¡Three Amigos!
Leonore Fleischer, 1987
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
John Landis, 1986

In 1916, a bandit and his gang are collecting protection money from the Mexican village of Santo Poco. Carmen, daughter of the village leader, searches for someone who can come to the rescue of her townspeople. While visiting a village church, she sees a silent film featuring The Three Amigos, a trio of gunfighters who protect the vulnerable from villains.