I've watched that movie so many times. It never gets old. Lee Marvin was so deliciously evil in it and Strother Martin was so creepy as one of his henchmen, along with a young Lee Van Cleef.
John Wayne had more emotional range back in those days and used it to portray some darker sides to his characters. He was even better in The Searchers. And let's not forget good old Jimmy Stewart. From a timid practicing lawyer to the one who stole Wayne's girl (though she never saw it that way) only to become the Senator who owed it all to The Duke.
Great movie.
Sorry about going off on tangent but if you like that one, check out Donovan's Reef. It's in a lighter vein but has Wayne and Marvin in one of the best pairings Hollywood has ever done.
All the best,
Nonoise
John Wayne had more emotional range back in those days and used it to portray some darker sides to his characters. He was even better in The Searchers. And let's not forget good old Jimmy Stewart. From a timid practicing lawyer to the one who stole Wayne's girl (though she never saw it that way) only to become the Senator who owed it all to The Duke.
Great movie.
Sorry about going off on tangent but if you like that one, check out Donovan's Reef. It's in a lighter vein but has Wayne and Marvin in one of the best pairings Hollywood has ever done.
All the best,
Nonoise