The read
Every source lands within 5 points of the others.
Synopsis
Broke and in debt, an otherwise honest cowboy and his buddy get mixed up in some shady dealings with a crooked cattle dealer.
Ratings
IMDb5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Metacritic55/100
35 audience votes
Key crew
- Stuart RosenbergDirector
- Terrence MalickScreenplay
- Alex NorthOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Paul NewmanJim Kane
- Lee MarvinLeonard
- Strother MartinBill Garrett
- Wayne RogersStretch Russell
- Héctor ElizondoJuan
- Christine BelfordAdelita
- Kelly Jean PetersSharon, Kane's ex-wife
- Gregory SierraChavarin (as Gregg Sierra)
- Fred GrahamUncle Herb
- Matt ClarkAmerican Prisoner
- Claudio MirandaMinisterio Publico
- Richard FarnsworthMan (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
mexicocattle drivecattlecowboycattlemantrain travelmoney beltbuddy filmrotundaexpensessimpletoncrooked businessman