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Man of the West

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Man of the West
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NR,1hr 40min
Genres:
Western,Romance
Release:
1958
Director:
Anthony Mann
Distributor:
United Artists
Starring:
Gary Cooper, Julie London, Lee J. Cobb  ...more
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 ... Full Synopsis
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Lucia Bozzola, AMG Review
In his last true Western, Anthony Mann matched the archetypal title with a story about a hero's effort to descend into his outlaw past so that he can exorcise it from his present. Mann initially makes light of Link's discomfort with civilization, before isolating him, saloon girl Billie, and gambler Sam in the wilderness, where their entrance into Dock's dark outlaw lair reveals Link's family-trained ... Full Review
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Gary Cooper
Link Jones
Julie London
Billie Ellis
Lee J. Cobb
Dock Tobin
Arthur O'Connell
Sam Beasley
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