The read
A Balasaur Score of 66 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 73%, Metacritic 52/100. Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 72% of the 148 1970s western movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
While passing through the town of Bannock, a bunch of drunken cattlemen go overboard with their celebrating and accidentally kill an old man with a stray shot. They return home to Sabbath unaware of his death. Bannock lawman Jered Maddox later arrives there to arrest everyone involved on a charge of murder. Sabbath is run by land baron Vince Bronson, a benevolent despot, who, upon hearing of the death, offers restitution for the incident.
Ratings
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
141 audience votes
Key crew
- Gerald WilsonWriter
- Michael WinnerDirector
- Jerry FieldingOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Burt LancasterBannock Marshal Jared Maddox
- Robert RyanSabbath Marshal Cotton Ryan
- Lee J. CobbVincent Bronson
- Robert DuvallVernon Adams
- Sheree NorthLaura Shelby
- Albert SalmiHarvey Stenbaugh
- Richard JordanCrowe Wheelwright
- John McGiverSabbath Mayor Sam Bolden
- Ralph WaiteJack Dekker
- John BeckJason Bronson
- William WatsonChoctaw Lee
- Walter BrookeLuther Harris
