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Valdez Is Coming

1971 · 91 min

A slow, sun-baked western that simmers with quiet indignation before turning into a patient, methodical manhunt. It feels dusty, deliberate and morally weary, with a hard-won dignity at its center.}{.

Tagline
Honor is always worth fighting for
Overview
Old Mexican-American sheriff Bob Valdez has always been a haven of sanity in a land of madmen when it came to defending law and order. But the weapon smuggler Frank Tanner is greedy and impulsive. When Tanner provokes a shooting that causes the death of an innocent man and Valdez asks him to financially compensate the widow, Tanner refuses to do so and severely humiliates Valdez, who will do justice and avenge his honor, no matter what it takes.

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • justice
    • revenge
    • betrayal
    • guilt
    • redemption
    Places
    • countryside
    • small town
    • wilderness
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action6
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    western
    Directed by
    Edwin Sherin
    Written by
    David Rayfiel, Roland Kibbee
    Starring
    Burt Lancaster, Susan Clark, Frank Silvera, Jon Cypher, Richard Jordan, Barton Heyman, Héctor Elizondo, Phil Brown
    Music
    Charles Gross
    Cinematography
    Gábor Pogány
    Runtime
    91 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    Spanish, English

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