Lawman (1971)
Parental guidance recommended
| Director: | Michael Winner |
| Actors: | Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Lee J. Cobb, Robert Duvall, Sheree North, Albert Salmi, Richard Jordan, John McGiver |
When Sabbath town-boss Vincent Bronson (Cobb) and his drunken ranch hands unwittingly kill an old man in Bannack, everyone knows it was an accident. Everyone, that is, except Bannack's marshal, Jered Maddox (Lancaster). A tough, no-nonsense man of the law, Maddox is determined to bring the killers to justice. Trailing them back to Sabbath, Maddox makes his intentions clear: 'I'm gonna take these men back with me' he vows, 'or kill them where they stand.' So when Bronson sends word that he wants to make a deal, the inflexible Maddox refuses, a decision that forces Bronson's men to let their guns do the talking. But Jered Maddox is not a man to back down...he'll bring these desperate killers back to Bannack, his way. Dead or alive.
| Status: | Normal |
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| Run time: | 99mins |
| Origin: | UNITED STATES |
| Aspect Ratio: | 16:9 |
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Vara
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Good old fashioned western - fights, shoot-outs, the lot.
Pino2009
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Cattleman Vernon Adams (Robert Duvall) and a bunch of other drunken ranch men pass through the town of Bannock to celebrate. In so doing, Adams kills an old man accidentally with a stray shot. They return home to Sabbath unaware of his death. Bannock marshal Jered Maddox (Burt Lancaster) later arrives there to arrest everyone involved, on a charge of murder. Cotton Ryan (Robert Ryan) is an ageing marshal of Sabbath trying to persuade Maddox to give up the chase but he will not be deterred from the unrelenting pursuit of his duty. Land baron Vince Bronson (Lee J. Cobb) runs Sabbath and heads the ranch men. Maddox meets Laura Shelby (Sheree North) who knew him, is now married but declares her love for him. After killing Bronson’s oldest friend, taking Adams to prison and thinking of Laura, Maddox decides to call it quits but Bronson digs in his heels with the rest of the town to confront the relentless lawman in a final gun duel. The film is in good Black and White, the photography over the vast territory is very pictorial and the acting is quality. The legendary Lancaster is as good as he was in Vera Cruz and The Professionals, showing here the killer instinct of a “widow maker” than a lawman.