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Movie Description
In this 1958 western from director Anthony Mann (WINCHESTER '73), middle-aged former outlaw Link Jones on his way to hire a schoolteacher when he is confronted by train robbers and forced to form an uneasy alliance his old gang in order save the lives of an innocent dancehall girl and a shady gambler. Gary Cooper (HIGH NOON) and Lee J. Cobb (12 ANGRY MEN) star in MAN OF THE WEST, a romantic yet thoughtfully austere action drama that captures the minimalist heart at the center of the western genre.
Synopsis
A brutal, violent, and uncompromising look at the American old west. A former outlaw, along with two other victims, are robbed and held hostage by members of his former gang.
Industry Reviews
"...Anthony Mann's final Western is also the last great Gary Cooper film..."
USA Today - Mike Clark (03/29/1991)
"Anthony Mann's last movie proved to be his most intense an ambitious western."
Uncut - Uncut Staff (04/01/2005)
"Anthony Mann's last great western....The meticulous detailing in the costume design reflects Mann's penchant for characterization through precise physical description..."
Film Comment - Film Comment Staff (05/01/2008)
4 stars out of 5 -- "Cooper channels the pull of the past with manful heft. The resulting punch still smarts. Terrific."
Total Film - Kevin Harley (11/01/2008)
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