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Ride in the Whirlwind

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Ride in the Whirlwind
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G,1hr 23min
Genre:
Western
Release:
1967
Director:
Monte Hellman
Distributor:
Vci Video
Starring:
Cameron Mitchell, Jack Nicholson, Tom Filer  ...more
Synopsis: Director Monte Hellman and writer-star Jack Nicholson filmed this western simultaneously with The Shooting (1967). Nicholson stars as Wes, cowpuncher pal to Vern (Cameron Mitchell) and Otis (Tom Filer), who have all been hired as hands for a cattle roundup. En route to their new jobs, the men come across the handiwork of a lynch mob. Later, they find hospitality at the home of Blind Dick (Harry Dean Stanton), who graciously provides them with food and shelter. The cowboys are unaware that Blind Dick ... Full Synopsis
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Derek Hill, AMG Review
Filmed simultaneously with The Shooting in the fall of 1966, Ride in the Whirlwind is one of Monte Hellman's most elegiac, haunting, and ultimately most satisfying and extraordinary films. It's also one of the finest darn Westerns ever made. Much of the film's success should also go to actor/screenwriter Jack Nicholson's script, which is rich with almost fetishistic detail for frontier life. Nicholson ... Full Review
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