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Nevada Smith

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Half-breed Max Sand (Steve McQueen) witnesses the brutal murder of his parents and vows to track down and kill the gang of men who did it. On his quest, he meets Jonas Cord (Brian Keith), a gunsmith who unsuccessfully tries to persuade Max to give up his vendetta. Instead, Cord teaches Sand how to shoot, and the young avenger uses that skill as he tracks down the killers one by one, a bloody journey that takes young Sand, now calling himself Nevada Smith, to Louisiana and back out West.
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Michael W. Phillips, Jr. Goatdog's Movies Not a worthless film, although it's impossible to take seriously. Rated: 2/5 Dec 30, 2011 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Overlong, dull and labored follow-up to Harold Robbins' The Carpetbaggers. Rated: C+ Mar 24, 2010 Full Review Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com Gritty revenge western with McQueen in top form. Rated: 5/5 Mar 24, 2006 Full Review Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Rated: 3/5 Oct 21, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jun 5, 2005 Full Review Wesley Lovell Apollo Guide The best thing that can be said about Nevada Smith is that it goes in, does what it needs to do, and gets out before it's too late. Rated: 58/100 Jul 21, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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delysid d havent seen the carpetbaggers but i loved this one Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/17/20 Full Review Audience Member Solid, interesting, and unusual Western. The biggest problem is the casting. McQueen hands in an excellent performance, but he is supposed to be much younger than he is, and it doesn't quite work. Acting, directing, soundtrack, etc., are all top flight. If you like Westerns you'll probably enjoy this. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Good, but nothing great. Uses Joe Campbell's Hero's Journey for its simple plot. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member I'm a huge McQueen fan, but have always found this movie to be flat and slow moving despite a good cast. McQueen is supposed to be a young man but clearly is not. Half Indian, but doesn't seem to have a drop of Native American blood. The best thing about the movie? The fantastic theme music by Alfred Newman. World class. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review andy f If you can get over the fact that 35 year old McQueen is supposed to be a young man (circa 21 I guess) who is also half Indian (McQueen is fair skinned and blond/fair haired), this isn't a bad Western adventure at all. The cast are fantastic and the plot although predictable is engaging. I guess this is McQueen's Cool Hand Luke moment. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Nice western. Great dialogue Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Henry Hathaway

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Steve McQueen

Nevada Smith

Karl Malden

Tom Fitch

Brian Keith

Jonas Cord

Arthur Kennedy

Bill Bowdre

Suzanne Pleshette

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Synopsis Half-breed Max Sand (Steve McQueen) witnesses the brutal murder of his parents and vows to track down and kill the gang of men who did it. On his quest, he meets Jonas Cord (Brian Keith), a gunsmith who unsuccessfully tries to persuade Max to give up his vendetta. Instead, Cord teaches Sand how to shoot, and the young avenger uses that skill as he tracks down the killers one by one, a bloody journey that takes young Sand, now calling himself Nevada Smith, to Louisiana and back out West.
Director
Henry Hathaway
Producer
Henry Hathaway
Screenwriter
John Michael Hayes
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 10, 1966, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 14, 2016
Runtime
2h 10m
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