Directed by:
David MillerScreenplay:
Dalton TrumboCinematography:
Philip H. LathropComposer:
Jerry GoldsmithCast:
Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands, Walter Matthau, Michael Kane, Carroll O'Connor, William Schallert, George Kennedy, Bill Bixby, Stuart Wade, Karl Swenson (more)Plots(1)
1960s Western starring Kirk Douglas as an outlaw on the run. Jack Burns (Kirk Douglas) is a man who very much lives by his own rules. His code of loyalty is so strong that he purposefully lands himself in jail in order to help his friend Bondi (Gena Rowlands) escape. To his surprise Bondi doesn't want to leave the prison so Jack breaks out on his own and takes to the road. He is pursued relentlessly by Sheriff Morey Johnson (Walter Matthau), who though he sympathises with Jack's desire to live on his own terms, believes in the modern code that no man is above the law. (Simply Media)
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One of those really honest flicks that at first glance entices you to watch "just" a modern western spectacle, but at second glance offers much more. Kirk Douglas is perfect as the loner (he actually has only his horse), I also liked Walter Matthau very much, and I can't forget the music by Jerry Goldsmith, whose career took on well-deserved momentum thanks to this film (he was recommended by Alfred Newman to Douglas). The ending was beautiful, the opening minutes with the cowboy in the new era were brilliant.__P.S. The only issue is the TV dubbing...__P.P.S. And the (albeit this time only slightly) cropped picture...
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