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Man of the West

1958 · 100 min

A grim, suspenseful western that tightens like a noose, with moments of shocking brutality and a weary sense of moral reckoning.

Tagline: IN THE ROLE THAT FITS HIM LIKE A GUN FITS A HOLSTER! GARY COOPER as the MAN OF THE WEST
Overview: Heading east to Fort Worth to hire a schoolteacher for his frontier town home, Link Jones is stranded with singer Billie Ellis and gambler Sam Beasley when their train is held up. For shelter, Jones leads them to his nearby former home, where he was brought up an outlaw. Finding the gang still living in the shack, Jones pretends to be ready to return to a life crime.

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: redemption
violence
family
betrayal
survival
Places: countryside
small town
road trip
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: western
Directed by: Anthony Mann
Written by: Reginald Rose
Starring: Gary Cooper, Julie London, Lee J. Cobb, Arthur O'Connell, Jack Lord, John Dehner, Royal Dano, Robert J. Wilke
Music: Leigh Harline
Cinematography: Ernest Haller
Runtime: 100 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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