The Hired Hand

1971
R
1h 30m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,9/10

3,9 k

MA NOTE

Home Video Trailer from Sundance Channel

Liretrailer1 min 20 s

1 vidéo

99+ photos

Drama Western

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueHarry returns home to his wife and farm after drifting with his friend Arch and has to make a difficult decision regarding his loyalties.Harry returns home to his wife and farm after drifting with his friend Arch and has to make a difficult decision regarding his loyalties.Harry returns home to his wife and farm after drifting with his friend Arch and has to make a difficult decision regarding his loyalties.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,9/10

3,9 k

MA NOTE

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Prix
- 2 nominations au total

Anecdotes
After the success of Easy Rider (1969), Universal Pictures hit upon the idea of letting young filmmakers make "semi-independent" films for low budgets in hopes of generating similar profits. The idea was to make five movies for low budgets ($1 million or less), not interfere in the filmmaking process and give the directors final cut. The other movies were: The Last Movie (1971), Taking Off (1971), Et la terre survivra (1972), Graffiti américains (1973).

Gaffes
When Harry and Arch are returning from town, they turn off a road revealing modern tire tracks on the road before them made by the camera vehicle.

Citations
Arch Harris: [to an insistently insinuating stranger in a bar] You can always tell a man who's got something on his mind. He keeps talkin' to people he don't know. Now what is it you're tryin' to tell me?

Autres versions
The version of the film prepared for US television cuts several scenes involving nudity, violence, and bad language, but restores 17 minutes of footage from the cutting room floor. Added scenes include Larry Hagman's entire role as a sheriff who runs Warren Oates out of town.

Connexions
Featured in Hell on Wheels (2005)

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Perhaps the most "accurate" western ever filmed. A classic.

This unheralded subtle film should be a "must see" for students of western US history and film buffs alike. The plot is a believable story involving characters that are NOT larger than life. These are people we could expect to know - only 125 years ago. As others have observed, Verna Bloom is THE western/frontier single mother in this film. She looks the part and shows us the day-to-day hard work of her life. Warren Oates has always been the classic prototypical "cowboy" and never elsewhere is he more perfectly cast. Finally comes Peter Fonda. Who could have thought that he could go from the drug-running renegade of Easy Rider to the thoughtful character struggling with deep conflicts of loyalty and justice? It is a tour-de-force that creeps up on you in its quiet way.

This film works on many levels. The story, the characters, the cinematography, the music, the dialog are all top flight - especially since the dialog is sparse and punctuates moments of thoughtful non-verbal imagery. If you want to see it your best chance is on Bravo or some public broadcasting service station. Please, PLEASE - somebody put this one on video or DVD. In genre this film deserves a solid nine out of ten. In general at least a 7.5 out of ten - try to see it!