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65% Critic Match
Backlash
“Was The SIXTH MAN The Secret To The Five Empty Graves?...the Answer waited in a woman's lips and watched from the shadows of a frightened town!”
6.5 / 10• 1956• 1h 24m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
Jim Slater's father (whom he never knew) died in the Apache ambush at Gila Valley, and Jim is searching for the one survivor, who supposedly went for help but disappeared with a lot of gold. In the process, he gets several people gunning for him, and he keeps meeting liberated woman Karyl Orton, who may be on a similar mission. Renewed Apache hostilities and an impending range war provide complications.
Cast & Crew
Richard Widmark
Jim Slater
Lead
Donna Reed
Karyl Orton
William Campbell
Johnny Cool
John McIntire
Jim Bonniwell / William Slater
Barton MacLane
Sergeant George Lake
Harry Morgan
Tony Welker
Robert J. Wilke
Jeff Welker
Jack Lambert
Benton
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Sturges's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Backlash is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
