El hombre del Oeste

Título original: Man of the West

1958
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1h 40min

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Gary Cooper in El hombre del Oeste (1958)

A reformed outlaw becomes stranded after an aborted train robbery with two other passengers and is forced to rejoin his old outlaw band.

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Un bandido reformado se queda atrapado con dos otros pasajeros tras un fallido atraco a un tren, y se ve forzado a reincorporarse a su antigua banda de proscritos.Un bandido reformado se queda atrapado con dos otros pasajeros tras un fallido atraco a un tren, y se ve forzado a reincorporarse a su antigua banda de proscritos.Un bandido reformado se queda atrapado con dos otros pasajeros tras un fallido atraco a un tren, y se ve forzado a reincorporarse a su antigua banda de proscritos.

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Ponch
(as Robert Wilke)

Leah Baird

Train Passenger
(sin acreditar)

Joe Dominguez

Mexican Man
(sin acreditar)

Dick Elliott

Willie
(sin acreditar)

Frank Ferguson

Crosscut Marshal
(sin acreditar)

Herman Hack

Train Passenger
(sin acreditar)

Signe Hack

Train Passenger
(sin acreditar)

Anne Kunde

Train Passenger
(sin acreditar)

Tom London

Tom
(sin acreditar)

Billy McCoy

Train Passenger
(sin acreditar)

Tina Menard

Juanita
(sin acreditar)

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Curiosidades
Gary Cooper was, at nearly 57, a decade older than Lee J. Cobb who played his "Uncle" Dock Tobin. Even with heavy makeup, it was generally agreed that Tobin still looked younger than Link Jones. Cooper was actually about 20 years older than his character was supposed to be. In addition, Cooper and John Dehner talk about being children together, but Dehner was actually 14 years younger than Cooper.

Pifias
Gary Cooper's stunt double is very obvious in the fight with Jack Lord.

Citas
Link Jones: You know what I feel inside of me? I feel like killing. Like, like a sickness come back. I want to kill every last one of those Tobins. And that makes me just like they are. What I busted my back all those years trying not to be.

Versiones alternativas
To receive an 'A' certificate for UK cinema cuts were made to edit some scenes of violence. These included the fight between Link and Coaley, the scene where Billie is forced to strip at gunpoint, and shots of Trout staggering and screaming after being shot by Link. DVD releases are 12 rated and fully uncut.

Conexiones
Edited into Gli ultimi giorni dell'umanità (2022)

Banda sonora
Man of the West
By Bobby Troup

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8/10

Gritty, Violent Anthony Mann Western

"Man of the West", being an Anthony Mann directed western, contains a good deal of violence. Usually starring James Stewart, this one stars Gary Cooper in one of the best roles of his career.

The story centers on Cooper as a reformed outlaw who boards a train with Julie London as a saloon girl and Arthur O'Connell as a fast talking gambler. Along the way, the train is held up and the three are left behind. They stumble upon a shack that turns out to be the hide out of the men who had held up the train. Led by a slightly mad Lee J. Cobb, the gang includes Jack Lord as Cobb's sadistic henchman and veteran western performers John Dehner, Robert J. Wilke and Royal Dano as the other gang members. Turns out that Cooper had once been a member of Cobb's gang.

There is a violent fight between Cooper and Lord that is the highlight of the film. There is also an graphic (for the time) shootout in a deserted town and the ultimate showdown between Cooper and Cobb at the end.

Cooper was a little long in the tooth at the time to be believable as Cobb's protege (Cobb was actually 10 years younger), but that can be overlooked due to the excellent performances by both actors. London has little to do but O'Connell is excellent as the gambler who finds his courage.

"Man of the West" is arguably one of Cooper's best.