Man of the West (1958)

Man of the West (1958) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
99 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Documentary
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Short Film
Trailer(s)
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1958 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Anthony Mann

Written By:
Will C. Brown
Reginald Rose

Actors:
Gary Cooper ..... Link Jones
Julie London ..... Billie Ellis
Lee J. Cobb ..... Dock Tobin
Arthur O'Connell ..... Sam Beasley
Jack Lord ..... Coaley
John Dehner ..... Claude
Royal Dano ..... Trout
Robert J. Wilke ..... Ponch

Synopsis:

Anthony Mann's final foray into the western genre is a disturbing examination of man's baser instincts, rising in intensity to the level of Shakespearean tragedy. The film begins as seemingly naive Link (Gary Cooper) leaves his family to take a train to Fort Worth. Also on the train is saloon singer Billie Ellis (Julie London), who is compelled by con man Sam Beasley (Arthur O'Connell) to cheat Link out of his money. But the con comes to naught when the nefarious Dock Tobin (Lee J. Cobb) and his gang rob the train. Link takes Billie and Beasley to Tobin's cabin, where it is revealed the mild-mannered Link is Tobin's nephew and a former member of his cutthroat gang. Dock Tobin draws up a plan to rob a bank which the outlaws find agreeable, but they're reluctant to have Link rejoin their group. Soon it becomes apparent why they feel this way; when Link rejoins his old gang, his shy demeanor falls away and his outlaw instincts rise to the surface.

On his way to hire a schoolteacher, a homesteader is left a hundred miles from anywhere when the train he is on is robbed. With him are an attractive dancehall girl and an untrustworthy gambler and he decides to get shelter nearby from outlaw relatives he used to run with. They don't trust him and he loathes them but they decide he can help them with one last bank job.

A reformed outlaw becomes stranded after an aborted train robbery with two other passengers and is forced to rejoin his old outlaw band.

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