L'homme de l'Ouest

Original title: Man of the West

1958
Approved
1h 40m

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7.0/10

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Gary Cooper in L'homme de l'Ouest (1958)

A reformed outlaw becomes stranded after an aborted train robbery with two other passengers and is forced to rejoin his old outlaw band.

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A reformed outlaw becomes stranded after an aborted train robbery with two other passengers and is forced to rejoin his old outlaw band.A reformed outlaw becomes stranded after an aborted train robbery with two other passengers and is forced to rejoin his old outlaw band.A reformed outlaw becomes stranded after an aborted train robbery with two other passengers and is forced to rejoin his old outlaw band.

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

9.9K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Ponch
(as Robert Wilke)

Leah Baird

Train Passenger
(uncredited)

Joe Dominguez

Mexican Man
(uncredited)

Dick Elliott

Willie
(uncredited)

Frank Ferguson

Crosscut Marshal
(uncredited)

Herman Hack

Train Passenger
(uncredited)

Signe Hack

Train Passenger
(uncredited)

Anne Kunde

Train Passenger
(uncredited)

Tom London

Tom
(uncredited)

Billy McCoy

Train Passenger
(uncredited)

Tina Menard

Juanita
(uncredited)

Director
- Anthony Mann
Writers
- Will C. Brown
- Reginald Rose
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Trivia
Gary Cooper was, at nearly 57, a decade older than Lee J. Cobb who played his "Uncle" Dock Tobin. Even with heavy makeup, it was generally agreed that Tobin still looked younger than Link Jones. Cooper was actually about 20 years older than his character was supposed to be. In addition, Cooper and John Dehner talk about being children together, but Dehner was actually 14 years younger than Cooper.

Goofs
In the final shootout between hero Gary Cooper and bad guys John Dehner and Robert J. Wilke, Cooper fires at least nine bullets from his six-shooter before reloading.

Quotes
Link Jones: You know what I feel inside of me? I feel like killing. Like, like a sickness come back. I want to kill every last one of those Tobins. And that makes me just like they are. What I busted my back all those years trying not to be.

Alternate versions
To receive an 'A' certificate for UK cinema cuts were made to edit some scenes of violence. These included the fight between Link and Coaley, the scene where Billie is forced to strip at gunpoint, and shots of Trout staggering and screaming after being shot by Link. DVD releases are 12 rated and fully uncut.

Connections
Edited into Gli ultimi giorni dell'umanità (2022)

Soundtracks
Man of the West
By Bobby Troup

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I think "Man of the West" is one of the best westerns ever.

Of all the western movies that I have seen in my time, I would definitely have to say that "Man of the West" is one of the best. Gary Cooper does an excellent job of portraying an ex con who must confront his past and deal with a gang who does not trust him but would like him to help them out. He acts just as though he did in many of his films, playing a quiet, easy going cowboy who knows how to act in tight situations. I also thought Cooper had a very supportive cast that included Jack Lord as a wild and rebellious killer, John Dehner as a cool but equally violent person, Lee J. Cobb as a filthy old man who was the leader of the gang and who surely was the example for the other gangmembers and Arthur O'Connell and Julie London as the innocent bystanders who Cooper must look out for. I also thought that the content and violence was very well done to help people get the feeling of what people could be like. All in all, "Man of the West" is not only one of Cooper's best but one of the best westerns ever.