The read
Audiences rate it 42 points higher than critics do. Most of the 152 1970s western movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
A ruthless rancher, and his gang, use extremely long range rifles to kill the men who kidnapped his wife.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes20%
Audiences rate it 42 points higher than critics do.
78 audience votes
Key crew
- Don MedfordDirector
- Gilbert RalstonScreenplay
- William W. NortonScreenplay
- Lou MorheimScreenplay
Cast
- Oliver ReedFrank Calder
- Candice BergenMelissa Ruger
- Gene HackmanBrandt Ruger
- Simon OaklandMatthew Gunn
- Mitchell RyanDoc Harrison
- L.Q. JonesHog Warren
- William WatsonJim Loring
- G.D. SpradlinSam Bayard
- Rayford BarnesCrimp
- Ronald HowardWatt Nelson
- Bernard KayBuford King
- Richard AdamsOwney Clark
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Themes
infidelitywifetexasranchrifleoutlawloverevengemurderganggunfighthumiliation