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Man of the West

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Ex-outlaw Link Jones (Gary Cooper) is aboard a train when it is robbed by bandits. When he tries to intervene, he's knocked out and left in the middle of nowhere with saloon singer Billie (Julie London), whom he hoped to hire as a schoolteacher in his town, and Sam (Arthur O'Connell), a con man. Link brings the three to his nearby former home, now the hideout for the bandits, who are led by his uncle (Lee J. Cobb) -- and to save his new friends, he must rejoin the old gang for one last holdup.
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Derek Malcolm Guardian Mar 12, 2015
Mann's direction is immaculate, making Reginald Rose's clearly allegorical, and sometimes forced, screenplay seem even better than it is. Go to Full Review
Wendy Ide The Times (UK) Mar 12, 2015
4/5
Anthony Mann's terrific final western is a potent examination of one man's battle against his own darker impulses. Go to Full Review
Variety Staff Variety Mar 26, 2009
Cooper gives a characteristically virile performance, his dominance of the outlaws quietly believable, while London achieves some touching and convincing moments in a difficult role. Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Dec 16, 2023
The great western director Anthony Mann and aging western icon Gary Cooper teamed up for the first and only time in [this] stark frontier drama of a trio of train passengers stranded in the desert after a railway holdup. Go to Full Review
Cory Woodroof 615 Film Aug 11, 2022
The antithesis of sweeping – carefully constructed, fierce, enveloping, unforgiving. Quite a film. Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Mar 21, 2022
4/4
Man of the West is Anthony Mann's shining conceptual project and his last great Western. Go to Full Review
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Thomas V @TomVee Jul 27, 2026 Very good Western with a good performance from Gary Cooper, who I usually think of as a bit wooden. Not here though. His character is layered, sympathetic and funny. Good action, a good villain, and a good story. See more
Johannes S @johnny_cecotto_15 Jul 16, 2025 A decent, short western with a simple story. I was surprised by the amount of stunning shots and visuals! See more
Daniel C. M @RT91944882 Mar 6, 2025 A more slowburn and philosophical western which raises some pretty interesting moral questions and is essentially a spiritual precursor to Unforgiven. Has great acting as you would expect from Gary Cooper and the rest of the crew with a good script and good fights. Also features a very good score. See more
Leaburn O @RT35452347 Jan 25, 2025 An entertaining, fairly short Western. Cooper is decent as usual London. Has one of the worst fight scenes in film history. Watched on Amazon Prime. See more
Steve D @RT35616104 Jan 7, 2024 One of Cooper's best westerns. See more
Bill B @RT01438538 Aug 14, 2023 A savage and tough film for its time. I always remembered Royal Dano's haunting final scene from when I was a youngster. All of the acting is superb, as is Anthony Mann's tight direction. See more
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Anthony Mann

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Gary Cooper

Link Jones

Julie London

Billie Ellis

Lee J. Cobb

Dock Tobin

Arthur O'Connell

Sam Beasley

Jack Lord

Coaley

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Synopsis Ex-outlaw Link Jones (Gary Cooper) is aboard a train when it is robbed by bandits. When he tries to intervene, he's knocked out and left in the middle of nowhere with saloon singer Billie (Julie London), whom he hoped to hire as a schoolteacher in his town, and Sam (Arthur O'Connell), a con man. Link brings the three to his nearby former home, now the hideout for the bandits, who are led by his uncle (Lee J. Cobb) -- and to save his new friends, he must rejoin the old gang for one last holdup.
Director
Anthony Mann
Producer
Walter Mirisch
Screenwriter
Will C. Brown, Reginald Rose
Distributor
Warner Home Vídeo, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc., United Artists
Production Co
Ashton Productions
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 1, 1958, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 16, 2008
Runtime
1h 40m
Sound Mix
Mono
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