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The Bravados

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Four men are sentenced to hang in the small town of Rio Arriba, and Jim Douglass (Gregory Peck) is glad to see it happen. Jim believes the men murdered his wife and wants them to suffer. However, things go awry when the convicts escape from jail, kidnapping young Emma (Kathleen Gallant) as they gallop out of town. A search party forms with Jim in the lead, especially intent on catching them. He encounters each villain individually, growing closer to rescuing Emma and exacting his revenge.
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Yasser Medina Cinefilia Jan 8
7/10
It's a revisionist western that benefits from Peck's enormous presence to maintain the disturbing plot about justice, belief and revenge, without losing sight of some gorgeous panoramic views in CinemaScope. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 04/23/2019
3/4
A hard-hitting Western saga which sports a chilling twist at the end. Go to Full Review
Christopher Lloyd Sarasota Herald-Tribune 08/01/2011
4/5
Gregory Peck was the perfect expression of idealized cinematic manhood: Remote yet full of passion, stern but empathetic, skilled in the ways of violence but reluctant to employ them. Go to Full Review
Fernando F. Croce CinePassion 09/05/2009
Henry King's stroll into Anthony Mann Country is a stronger, more limber, more complex Western than The Gunfighter Go to Full Review
Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com 07/17/2008
5/5
A-1 western revenge flick with strong Peck performance. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 12/29/2005
B
Stumbles when it catches a bad case of religion. Go to Full Review
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Nick F 10/22/2024 Gregory Peck is compelling as a rancher seeking revenge on four men he believes raped and murdered his wife. His broody taciturn performance is largely due to fine acting with just his eyes and voice, as he seldom changes facial expression. The tense fast-moving plot unfolds with a strong cast including Northern Ireland actor Stephen Boyd, a young Lee Van Cleef and English actor Joan Collins, just 25 at the time and fast building a Hollywood career. Peck gives a towering performance as a tortured soul bent on revenge, expertly directed by Henry King against a stunningly bleak Mexican vista, and the twist ending is a real shock. The Bravados is an engrossing and engaging Western, not quite a classic but not far short. Reviewed by NICK FLETCHER See more Rosana B 08/07/2024 Provavelmente e infelizmente, um retrato fidedigno da figura feminina durante o faroeste, vistas como objeto, seres inferiores, e quase sempre vítimas da violência, quando alguma se sobressai corajosamente é desabonada, mas o amor e espirito de vingança de um pai e marido que me cativou, de assassino sanguinário a cristão arrependido, e um plot twist bem inesperado, que fez tanto sentido quando foi adorável… Muito bom, envelheceu com saúde, principalmente pela colorização, criativo e convincente See more Conrad N 03/05/2024 Enjoy watching older movies. This has a great cast including Lee Van Cleef. See more Angelo C 02/01/2024 Great western with a twist at the end. Peck is magnificent and Boyd is terrifying. For once the critics got it right but the audience score watched another movie because I love it. See more Mat L 10/03/2023 Visually stunning and rather original. Well acted by a solid cast. Poor Joan was so reliable and professional that you could put her in any dreck and she would make it work or even turn it into a cult hit. Here she's lovely and very appealing in her best American accent, and you just wish there was more of her. See more Steve D 07/11/2023 Predictable but solid western. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Four men are sentenced to hang in the small town of Rio Arriba, and Jim Douglass (Gregory Peck) is glad to see it happen. Jim believes the men murdered his wife and wants them to suffer. However, things go awry when the convicts escape from jail, kidnapping young Emma (Kathleen Gallant) as they gallop out of town. A search party forms with Jim in the lead, especially intent on catching them. He encounters each villain individually, growing closer to rescuing Emma and exacting his revenge.
Director
Henry King
Producer
Herbert B. Swope Jr.
Screenwriter
Philip Yordan
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 25, 1958, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 18, 2012
Runtime
1h 38m
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