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The Violent Men

1955 · 96 min

A tense, slow-burning western where quiet resolve gives way to calculated violence and moral reckoning.

Directed by
Rudolph Maté
Genres
Western
Starring
Glenn Ford, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson
Tagline
VOLCANIC! VALIANT! VICIOUS! Violence and Passion the Screen Has Seldom Seen!
Overview
A former Union Army officer plans to sell out to Anchor Ranch and move east with his fiancée, but the low price offered by Anchor's crippled owner and the outfit's bullying tactics make him reconsider. When one of his hands is murdered he decides to stay and fight, utilizing his war experience. Not all is well at Anchor with the owner's wife carrying on with his brother who also has a Mexican woman in town.

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Directed by
Rudolph Maté
Genres
Western
Starring
Glenn Ford, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • justice
  • power
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • single country house
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
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
western
Directed by
Rudolph Maté
Written by
Harry Kleiner
Starring
Glenn Ford, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Dianne Foster, Brian Keith, May Wynn, Warner Anderson, Basil Ruysdael
Music
Max Steiner
Cinematography
Burnett Guffey, W. Howard Greene
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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