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Actors: Gary Cooper, Lee J. Cobb, Julie London, Arthur O'Connell, Jack Lord, John Dehner
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Man of the West |
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MAN OF THE WEST is a western directed by Anthony Mann in 1958.
Link Jones was an outlaw a long time ago. But he's become well integrated in a small community and is now asked by his fellow citizens to go by train to Fort Worth in order to hire a teacher for the town. The train is attacked by robbers and Link, with two other passengers, left alone on the tracks. Searching for a shelter for the night, he arrives right to the outlaws's hiding place.
Unfortunately for him, the leader of the gang is his own uncle, Dock Tobin, his partner in crime of the old days. In order to stay alive, Link convinces the old man that he's come back in order to resume his criminal activities. Link's cousin, Claude, doesn't believe a word of Link's speech and is waiting for the right moment to get rid of him.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Man of the West |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 10%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 70%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 19th century
Western
Yes
Kind of western:
- fighting bad business/family
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) long wavy
Body type
- ample bosom & buttocks (woman)
Unclothed?
- very tight clothes
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- criminal
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- muscular (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Texas
Desert?
Yes
Prairie?
Yes
Misc setting
- moving train
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
How many deaths in film?
- 4-8
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
Kind of violence:
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
Any profanity?
- None
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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