The Tall T

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The Tall T

1957

1h 18m

Western

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The luck of Pat Brennan (Randolph Scott) is about to go from bad to worse; after gambling his horse away, he gets a ride from Willard (John Hubbard) and Doretta Mims (Maureen O'Sullivan). Soon, their stagecoach is hijacked by a trio of merciless bandits, led by the especially heartless Frank Usher (Richard Boone). As Usher holds the coach passengers hostage, Brennan falls in love with Doretta and develops a risky plan to free himself and the Mimses, leading to a bloody final standoff.

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Richard Brody

The New Yorker

06/30/2014

Conceals a complex world view beneath its desolate and blood-soaked landscapes.

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Michael J. Casey

Michael J. Cinema

09/20/2023

4.5/5

By keeping the movies brisk and the story tight, director Budd Boetticher employs an economy of storytelling that is enviable in today’s landscape of bloated runtimes and overly busy storylines.

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Michael Barrett

PopMatters

09/13/2023

We get a sense of lonely camaraderie laced with suspicion and danger in the middle of nowhere.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

07/23/2023

3.5/4

Brutal and uncompromising.

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

05/26/2014

Boetticher unfolds this hostage scenario on bare natural prosceniums, and with stark delicacy lets the characters' personal moral codes brush against and shade into each other

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

08/10/2011

Western gem full of trickster characters and an odd take on gender.

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Pat K

@Pat219 Aug 19

A little more complex than the average western with the relationship between Scott and Boone particularly off centre. One of Scott’s best films.

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Steve D

08/03/2023

Solid but unremarkable western.

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01/12/2022

Gripping ,with the prospect of an unpredictable outcome forcing Randolph Scott and Maureen O`Sullivan`s characters to take a pragmatic approach to their situation and forcing her to toughen up and accommodate more quickly than might be believable. The film does make the viewer ocus on the motivations of the central characters and the psychological aspects of how they deal with an unfolding series of developments and this gives it more depth. The cinematography and the scenic backdrop are stunning. Not run of the mill.

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12/04/2020

A solid Western all the way.

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06/19/2020

Very awesome western

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@TMProofreader 01/26/2019

The best Western movie ever made!

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Synopsis

The luck of Pat Brennan (Randolph Scott) is about to go from bad to worse; after gambling his horse away, he gets a ride from Willard (John Hubbard) and Doretta Mims (Maureen O'Sullivan). Soon, their stagecoach is hijacked by a trio of merciless bandits, led by the especially heartless Frank Usher (Richard Boone). As Usher holds the coach passengers hostage, Brennan falls in love with Doretta and develops a risky plan to free himself and the Mimses, leading to a bloody final standoff.

Director: Budd Boetticher
Screenwriter: Burt Kennedy
Production Co: Columbia Pictures
Genre: Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 1, 1957, Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 31, 2014
Runtime: 1h 18m

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