In this 1958 western from director Anthony Mann (WINCHESTER '73), middle-aged former outlaw Link Jones on his way to hire a schoolteacher when he is confronted by train robbers and forced to form an uneasy alliance his old gang in order save the lives of an innocent dancehall girl and a shady gambler. Gary Cooper (HIGH NOON) and Lee J. Cobb (12 ANGRY MEN) star in MAN OF THE WEST, a romantic yet thoughtfully austere action drama that captures the minimalist heart at the center of the western genre.
A brutal, violent, and uncompromising look at the American old west. A former outlaw, along with two other victims, are robbed and held hostage by members of his former gang.
Color by DeLuxe. Shot in CinemaScope.
Additional cast: Tina Menard (Mexican Woman) and Joe Dominquez (Mexican Man).
Released theatrically in the USA October 1, 1958.
DVD Features:
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
(unspecified) - English
Director of Photography
Ernest Haller:
Art Director
Hilyard Brown: Production Designer
Review 1:
4 stars out of 5 -- "Cooper channels the pull of the past with manful heft. The resulting punch still smarts. Terrific."
Source: Total Film
p.147 11/01/2008
Review 2:
"Anthony Mann's last movie proved to be his most intense an ambitious western."
Source: Uncut
p.141 04/01/2005
Review 3:
"...Anthony Mann's final Western is also the last great Gary Cooper film..."
Source: USA Today
p.3D 03/29/1991
Review 4:
"Anthony Mann's last great western....The meticulous detailing in the costume design reflects Mann's penchant for characterization through precise physical description..."
Source: Film Comment
p.77 05/01/2008
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