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The Hired Hand

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A drifting cowboy (Peter Fonda) brings along a friend (Warren Oates) when he returns to his wife (Verna Bloom) and ranch after seven years.

Critics Reviews

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Bilge Ebiri New York Magazine/Vulture 08/19/2019
Mixed in with the delicate, naturalistic performances... is a sense of stylistic experimentation that also feels thoroughly new. Go to Full Review Michael Sragow The New Yorker 01/23/2017
Fonda, touching as an actor, proves astonishing as a director, using a fluid, tactile style to conjure a life lived close to the elements and to sudden death. Go to Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 10/23/2004
2.5/4
In the hands of more thoughtful directors, everyday events have their own human meanings and don't need to be gussied up by Christ symbolism. Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/10/2020
2.5/4.0
A film that unfolds patiently. Go to Full Review Dilys Powell Sunday Times (UK) 03/17/2020
With so much conscious art there isn't room for simple emotions. Go to Full Review Richard R. Harmetz Los Angeles Free Press 01/09/2020
Fonda's direction is especially sure in his creation of the near deserted town whose men have met life's indifference by succumbing to it. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Peter Fonda

Director

Peter Fonda

Harry Collings

Warren Oates

Arch Harris

Verna Bloom

Hannah Collings

Robert Pratt

Dan Griffen

Severn Darden

McVey

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The Hired Hand

The Hired Hand (1971) The Hired Hand (1971) PETER FONDA stars in THE HIRED HAND. On the set of Peter Fonda's THE HIRED HAND. Director PETER FONDA on the set of THE HIRED HAND. WARREN OATES (L) and PETER FONDA (R) co-star in Peter Fonda's THE HIRED HAND. VERNA BLOOM co-stars in Peter Fonda's THE HIRED HAND. The Hired Hand (1971) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis A drifting cowboy (Peter Fonda) brings along a friend (Warren Oates) when he returns to his wife (Verna Bloom) and ranch after seven years.
Director
Peter Fonda
Producer
William Hayward
Screenwriter
Alan Sharp
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Pando, Universal Pictures
Rating
R (Western Violence|Some Sexual Content)
Genre
Western, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 1, 1971, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 24, 2020
Runtime
1h 33m