The read
Critics rate it 25 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
With his bronco-busting career on its last legs, Junior Bonner heads to his hometown to try his luck in the annual rodeo. But his fond childhood memories are shattered when he finds his family torn apart by his greedy brother and hard-drinking father.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Critics rate it 25 points higher than audiences do.
120 audience votes
Key crew
- Jerry FieldingOriginal Music Composer
- Sam PeckinpahDirector
- Jeb RosebrookWriter
Cast
- Steve McQueenJunior Bonner
- Robert PrestonAce Bonner
- Ida LupinoElvira Bonner
- Ben JohnsonBuck Roan
- Joe Don BakerCurly Bonner
- Barbara LeighCharmagne
- Mary MurphyRuth Bonner
- Bill McKinneyRed Terwiliger
- Dub TaylorDel
- Sandra DeelNurse Arlis
- Don 'Red' BarryHomer Rutledge
- Charles H. GrayBurt
Stills
Themes
rodeoarizonajeepwomanizertruck