The Westerner

The Westerner
by William Wyler

The Westerner
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Actor: Doris Davenport, Forrest Tucker, Fred Stone, Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan
Director: William Wyler
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
Producer: Samuel Goldwyn
Writer: Jo Swerling
Writer: Lillian Hellman
Writer: Niven Busch
Writer: Oliver La Farge
Writer: Stuart N. Lake
Writer: W.R. Burnett
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-05-13
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: MGM

Movie Reviews of The Westerner

Movie Review: Best non-action Western
Summary: 5 Stars

This has to be one of the best non-action Westerns made. Like The Searchers there is more on thought than shoot em up. Both Cooper and Walter Brennan are superb in trying to outmanuvere one another for different reasons. Cooper for his life and Brennan for Lilly Langtree (or just a lock of hair). Excellent quiet thought movie with a bang up ending.

Summary of The Westerner

Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 05/13/2008 Run time: 100 minutes Rating: Nr
Having created an instant classic the previous year with their superlative production of Wuthering Heights, producer Samuel Goldwyn, director William Wyler, and cinematographer Gregg Toland reunited for this classic Western from 1940, which earned Walter Brennan his record-setting third Academy Award. Gary Cooper reportedly hesitated to take his role, knowing that Brennan would likely steal the show with his splendid portrayal of "hanging" lawman Judge Roy Bean, but Wyler persisted and Cooper signed on as the drifter who faces Judge Bean under the false accusation of stealing a horse. Cooper smooth-talks his way out of his hanging by claiming to be a close friend of stage star Lily Langtry, with whom the judge is unabashedly smitten, but tensions rise when Cooper comes to the defense of a group of struggling homesteaders that Brennan is trying to drive away. This leads, of course, to a classic showdown in true Western tradition, and under Wyler's able direction The Westerner takes its place among the finest examples of the genre. And while Brennan does indeed steal the show, Cooper needn't have worried--he's every bit the hero in a battle with one of the silver screen's most memorable villains. --Jeff Shannon

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