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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Featured review

8/10

Gritty, Violent Anthony Mann Western

"Man of the West", being an Anthony Mann directed western, contains a good deal of violence. Usually starring James Stewart, this one stars Gary Cooper in one of the best roles of his career.

The story centers on Cooper as a reformed outlaw who boards a train with Julie London as a saloon girl and Arthur O'Connell as a fast talking gambler. Along the way, the train is held up and the three are left behind. They stumble upon a shack that turns out to be the hide out of the men who had held up the train. Led by a slightly mad Lee J. Cobb, the gang includes Jack Lord as Cobb's sadistic henchman and veteran western performers John Dehner, Robert J. Wilke and Royal Dano as the other gang members. Turns out that Cooper had once been a member of Cobb's gang.

There is a violent fight between Cooper and Lord that is the highlight of the film. There is also an graphic (for the time) shootout in a deserted town and the ultimate showdown between Cooper and Cobb at the end.

Cooper was a little long in the tooth at the time to be believable as Cobb's protege (Cobb was actually 10 years younger), but that can be overlooked due to the excellent performances by both actors. London has little to do but O'Connell is excellent as the gambler who finds his courage.

"Man of the West" is arguably one of Cooper's best.