Anthony Mann made some of the
remarkable westerns starring James Stewart in 1950s and this one is truly
classic masterpiece. An embittered bounty hunter with his hysterical and
disturbing past hunting for a wanted man in territory. Along the trail he
encountered two men and made them partners. He successfully caught his man with
his dame. Troubles start lurking at every nook and corner with slightest miss
and the journey is arduous with wilderness runs in men and nature.
What makes this an exceptional
film is its taut script, superb pace and finely acted with brilliantly explored
tension between all four male characters with vulnerable bait of a female.
Stewart is once again a man to watch along with Robert Ryan as sardonic baddy
Ben. Mann’s camera captured the fine mountain scenic beauty in color juxtaposing
the nature with characters’ inner turmoil. Many parts of the film remind me
another brilliant western of that era staring Bogart.
Ratings-8/10
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