The Burning Hills

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The Burning Hills

Released Aug 23, 1956

1h 34m

Western

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Cattle rancher Trace Jordan (Tab Hunter) discovers the dead body of his brother and seeks out Joe Sutton (Ray Teal), the cattle baron he knows killed him. Jordan kills Sutton in an act of self-defense during a shoot-out, but is also wounded and flees. He attempts to escape as Sutton's henchmen pursue him, and is soon joined by a half-Mexican woman named Maria (Natalie Wood), whose father had also been killed by Sutton. Eventually Sutton's men find them, and a confrontation occurs.

Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

OK Western but you could do much better.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 1, 2006

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

What remains solid is the revenge motive, it never strays from that theme.

Rated: C

Jan 1, 2000

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Steve D

Hasn't aged great but still entertaining.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/25/24

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michele a

Natalie Wood as a Mexican ,far from believable.Too many gun fights.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Tab Hunter is good. Natalie Wood still needs more practice.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

Kind of like "Young Guns" for the 1950s with teen heartthrobs Tab Hunter and Natalie Woods (horribly miscast as a Mexican) in a young lovers on the run (sort of) western. It's not terrible, though Woods' accent is terrible and was nearly dubbed over by another actress according to Hunter's autobiography, but it's a pretty dull Louis L'Amour western adaptation.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

great performances from it's leads don't keep "burning hills" from being a mostly boring and unoriginal western.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

ok western but i've seen much better (& worse)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Stuart Heisler

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Tab Hunter

Trace Jordon

Natalie Wood

Maria-Christina Colton

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Jack Sutton

Eduard Franz

Jacob Lantz

Earl Holliman

Morton "Mort" Bayliss

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Cattle rancher Trace Jordan (Tab Hunter) discovers the dead body of his brother and seeks out Joe Sutton (Ray Teal), the cattle baron he knows killed him. Jordan kills Sutton in an act of self-defense during a shoot-out, but is also wounded and flees. He attempts to escape as Sutton's henchmen pursue him, and is soon joined by a half-Mexican woman named Maria (Natalie Wood), whose father had also been killed by Sutton. Eventually Sutton's men find them, and a confrontation occurs.

Director: Stuart Heisler
Producer: Richard Whorf
Screenwriter: Irving Wallace
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre: Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 23, 1956, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 11, 2017
Runtime: 1h 34m

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