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Manufacturer: United Artists
Starring: Gary Cooper, Julie London, Lee J. Cobb, Arthur O'Connell, Jack Lord
Directed By: Anthony Mann
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 0883904107095
Format: Color
Label: United Artists
Manufacturer: United Artists
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: United Artists
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2008-05-13
Running Time: 100
Studio: United Artists
Theatrical Release Date: 1958
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Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 05/13/2008 Run time: 83 minutes Rating: Nr
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Summary: Gary Cooper and Anthony Mann
Comment: Cheyenne Warrior: The Original Screenplay with Author Commentary
Shadow Watcher
Nobody Drowns in Mineral Lake
Gary Cooper stars in MAN OF THE WEST(1958), directed by Anthony Mann who also directed such classic James Stewart westerns as WINCHESTER. 73., BEND OF THE RIVER and THE NAKED SPUR.
This was one of Cooper's last films and, frankly, he seems a bit old for the role, even though the movie itself is an excellent adult western with complex characters and some good action scenes, particularly the final shoot-out.
Former outlaw Cooper, now a family man and rancher, is riding on a train that is robbed by his old gang. He, along with fellow passengers Julie London and Arthur O'Connell, are taken hostage, their lives threatened by half-crazed gang leader Lee J. Cobb, who wants Cooper to return to his old ways.
The film benefits from a strong script by Reginald Rose. Jack Lord is effective as a gang member.
© Michael B. Druxman, author of ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD (available December 2008)
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Summary: "Gary Cooper Series ... Man of the West (1958) ... United Artists"
Comment: United Artists presents "MAN OF THE WEST" (1 October 1958) (99 mins/Color) (Dolby digitally remastered) -- Our story line and plot, On his way to hire a schoolteacher, a homesteader (Gary Cooper) is left a hundred miles from anywhere when the train he is on is robbed --- With him are an attractive dancehall girl (Julie London) and an untrustworthy gambler (Arthur O'Connell) and he decides to get shelter nearby from outlaw relatives (Lee J. Cobb) 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 --- The rest of the gang is Robert J. Wilke, Royal Dano, Jack Lord, and John Dehner. Lee J. Cobb is Dock Tobin and though he's 10 years younger than Cooper, he plays his uncle. Along for the ride are fellow train passengers Julie London and Arthur O'Connell --- It's an admirable cast --- Jack Lord as a wild and rebellious killer, John Dehner as a cool but equally violent person, Lee J. Cobb as a filthy old man who was the leader of the gang and who surely was the example for the other gangmembers and Arthur O'Connell and Julie London as the innocent bystanders who Cooper must look out for --- Also thought that the content and violence was very well done to help people get the feeling of what people could be like --- All in all, "Man of the West" is not only one of Cooper's best but one of the best westerns ever --- Anthony Mann's final foray into the western genre is a disturbing examination of man's basic instincts, rising in intensity to the level of Shakespearean tragedy.
Under the production staff of:
Anthony Mann - Director
Walter Mirisch - Producer
Will C. Brown - Book Author
Reginald Rose - Screenwriter
Ernest Haller - Cinematographer
Leigh Harline - Composer (Music Score)
Victor Heerman - Editor
Richard V. Heermance - Editor
Hilyard M. Brown - Production Designer
Edward Boyle - Set Designer
Yvonne Wood - Costume Designer
Jack Solomon - Sound/Sound Designer
Emile LaVigne - Makeup
Richard Moder - First Assistant Director
SPECIAL FEATURES:
BIOS:
1. Gary Cooper (aka: Frank James Cooper)
Date of Birth: 7 May 1901 - Helena, Montana
Date of Death: 13 May 1961 - Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California
2. Anthony Mann (Director)
Date of Birth: 30 June 1906 - San Diego, California
Date of Death: 29 April 1967 - Berlin, Germany
the cast includes:
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 (as Robert Wilke)
Frank Ferguson ... Marshal of Crosscut
Tom London ... Tom, Henry's Friend
Hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of "Trail Talk"), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc) and Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") as they have rekindled my interest once again for B-Westerns and Serials --- If you're into the memories of B-Westerns with high drama, this is the one you've been anxiously waiting for --- please stand up and take a bow Western Classics --- all my heroes have been cowboys!
Total Time: 99 mins on DVD ~ United Artists ~ (5/13/2008)
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Summary: badbones
Comment: Not as good as I remember when I watched it as a teenager. I would put this movie in the middle of Gary's over all westerns. My favorite is Vera Cruz with him and Burt Lancaster.
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Summary: Man of the West
Comment: I first saw this movie about 40 years ago. I thought it was great then and it is still great. Gary Cooper gives an outstanding performance. Jack Lord is excellent as a bank and train robber, this is pre Hawaii 5-0. Lee J. Cobb is great as the patriarchal head of an outlaw clan. One of the great western classics from before the advent of the spaghetti westerns.
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Summary: One of Coop's last Westerns
Comment: This under-rated classic along with "The Hanging Tree" which came out a year later, was one of the last westerns that Gary Cooper made. Unfortunately, it was dismissed upon its first release but the French, particularly Francois Truffaut lauded praise on it and it is now one of the many classic westerns that Anthony Mann has made. It's plot really foreshadows that of Eastwood's "The Unforgiven" in many ways though I do lean more to Clint's western classic than this one. But don't let that deter you from checking this out. Mann was a master at using the natural landscape/terrain to convey the tensions in his characters and this is no exception. Like Coop, this was to be Mann's last western before he directed the big spectacles like "El Cid" and "The Fall of the Roman Empire". One example of Mann's use of the environment is the shootout scene between Coop and John Dehner (cousin Claude). The brilliant tension that Mann achieved in this particular scene was exceptional and not even Eastwood could equal this as much as I like him but of course, Clint's particular strength was more in the psychology of his characters whereas Mann's strength as a director was using the natural environment to convey tensions in his characters. Anyway, I will renting this film from Blockbuster and if it holds up well, perhaps I will buy it. But do see this film for Cooper and Anthony Mann's brilliant direction plus the screenplay by Reginald Rose.
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