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Man of the West
“IN THE ROLE THAT FITS HIM LIKE A GUN FITS A HOLSTER! GARY COOPER as the MAN OF THE WEST”
6.6 / 10• 1958• 1h 40m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
Heading east to Fort Worth to hire a schoolteacher for his frontier town home, Link Jones is stranded with singer Billie Ellis and gambler Sam Beasley when their train is held up. For shelter, Jones leads them to his nearby former home, where he was brought up an outlaw. Finding the gang still living in the shack, Jones pretends to be ready to return to a life crime.
Cast & Crew
Gary Cooper
Link Jones
Lead
Julie London
Billie Ellis
Lee J. Cobb
Dock Tobin
Arthur O'Connell
Sam Beasley
Jack Lord
Coaley
John Dehner
Claude Tobin
Royal Dano
Trout
Robert J. Wilke
Ponch
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Anthony Mann's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Man of the West is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
