Man Without a Star

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Man Without a Star

1955

1h 29m

Western

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Texas drifter Dempsey Rae (Kirk Douglas) enters Wyoming in search of work as a cattle herder. In his company is another drifter, young Jeff Jimson (William Campbell), whom he mentors in the same line of work. The two find employment on a ranch owned by a steely woman from the East, Reed Bowman (Jeanne Crain). When Bowman's increasing, unfenced herds begin crowding out the smaller ranches, violence escalates on the range -- and Dempsey and Jeff must choose which is the lesser of two evils.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

There is an extremely competent blending of tone and genre to Man Without a Star. When it wants to amuse, it is genuinely funny. When it wants to make a serious point, it is dramatic and intelligent.

Rated: 7/10

Jan 19, 2024

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Rob Aldam

Backseat Mafia

A rather progressive piece of filmmaking.

Aug 11, 2022

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Clyde Gilmour

Maclean's Magazine

One of the better westerns. Kirk Douglas appears as a banjo-strumming slugger with a fondness for pretty girls and a hatred for barbed-wire fences. With Jeanne Crain, and other worthies.

Nov 11, 2019

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

A conventional range war cowboy story.

Rated: B-

Jul 2, 2008

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Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Solid old-fashioned Western.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 30, 2006

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 3/5

Jun 26, 2005

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Greg H

Good slightly comedic cowboy film, of its time.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/05/24

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Steve D

Trevor is wasted and the rest didn't interest me at all.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/07/24

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Audience Member

OK I will give the man a star. It was Rotten.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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delysid d

a great old western with kirk douglas

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/23/22

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Audience Member

very weak, boring, useless, lame movie.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Audience Member

A typical no nonsense kinda western. Good performances

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Synopsis

Texas drifter Dempsey Rae (Kirk Douglas) enters Wyoming in search of work as a cattle herder. In his company is another drifter, young Jeff Jimson (William Campbell), whom he mentors in the same line of work. The two find employment on a ranch owned by a steely woman from the East, Reed Bowman (Jeanne Crain). When Bowman's increasing, unfenced herds begin crowding out the smaller ranches, violence escalates on the range -- and Dempsey and Jeff must choose which is the lesser of two evils.

Director: King Vidor
Producer: Aaron Rosenberg
Screenwriter: Borden Chase, D.D. Beauchamp
Production Co: Universal/Universal Int
Genre: Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 5, 2019
Runtime: 1h 29m

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