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The Man of the West

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The Man of the West (1958)

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Reviews Counted:6

Fresh:6

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Average Rating:8.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Westerns

Synopsis: 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... 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. [More]

Starring: Gary Cooper, Julie London, Lee J. Cobb, Arthur O'Connell

Starring: Gary Cooper, Julie London, Lee J. Cobb, Arthur O'Connell, Jack Lord, John Dehner, Royal Dano, Bob Wilke

Director: Anthony Mann

Director: Anthony Mann
Producer: Walter Mirisch
Screenwriter: Reginald Rose
Composer: Leigh Harline

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Man of the West is a combination of the James Stewart Westerns that came before it and the epic ideas that would drive [Mann's] final few films.

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A tour de force for Cooper.

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Mann's last western is a powerful film.

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