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      The Hunting Party

      R 1971 1 hr. 48 min. Western List
      20% 10 Reviews Tomatometer 54% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score Brandt Ruger (Gene Hackman) is a rich cattle rancher. He has a bad relationship with his wife, Melissa (Candice Bergen), whom he treats like a possession. While Brandt is away from home on a hunting trip, Frank Calder (Oliver Reed), a brazen outlaw, kidnaps Melissa and holds her for ransom. Frank, however, treats Melissa better than her own husband does, and before long she begins to develop feelings for him. When Brandt returns, he's enraged and vows to take violent revenge against Frank. Read More Read Less

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      Robert H A vile story with vile characters and a vile director. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/28/23 Full Review Audience Member It was a good movie but with an unsatisfactory ending. I gave it a five to balance out the ridiculous one star rating. And to top it all the score was composed by probably one of the best - Ennio Morricone. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review delysid d this movie is awesome. this just shows how dumb these critics are Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/20/21 Full Review Audience Member Sub par Peckinpah Clone with only Riz Ortalanis score to recommend it. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/03/19 Full Review laurent b A la fois violent et romantique, sec et lyrique, The Hunting Party sort des sentiers battus par sa sensibilité extrême, sa superbe partition musicale et un casting d'acteurs incroyables. Surprenant, original, et inoubliable. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I thought the movie was pretty good. It was not a comfortable movie to watch. I think much of that had to do with a wife falling for her kidnapper, which most people would find difficult to accept. Candace Bergen was wonderful, as I have never seen her, with an, almost transformative interpretation of such a relationship. Hackman was anything but a hero and Reed, on the fringes of being an antihero I could like. A solid three stars out of five for me! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Derek Malcolm Guardian A savage and silly Western, wildly overcooked by Don Medford and glazedly played by Oliver Reed, Candice Bergen and Gene Hackman. Mar 20, 2020 Full Review Margaret Hinxman Daily Telegraph (UK) Relentlessly gruesome (not a body left intact by the end), but quite stylishly directed by Don Medford with good, strong performances from the two leads. Mar 11, 2020 Full Review Roger Greenspun New York Times Miss Bergen, mostly without tricks and without reservations, plainly succeeds with a part that is not so much a character as a test of character. Nov 19, 2018 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Instead of the corrosive claustrophobia of rural rednecks, this blazingly violent revisionist Western bleeds out across the American frontier. Rated: 3/5 Sep 8, 2020 Full Review Tom Hutchinson Radio Times Not just tripe, but a production that is also lewd and crude. Rated: 1/5 Nov 19, 2018 Full Review TV Guide Staff TV Guide A very poor British attempt to imitate an Italian western by shooting it in Spain and splattering blood all over the countryside. A fine cast is totally wasted in this film. Rated: 1/5 Nov 19, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Brandt Ruger (Gene Hackman) is a rich cattle rancher. He has a bad relationship with his wife, Melissa (Candice Bergen), whom he treats like a possession. While Brandt is away from home on a hunting trip, Frank Calder (Oliver Reed), a brazen outlaw, kidnaps Melissa and holds her for ransom. Frank, however, treats Melissa better than her own husband does, and before long she begins to develop feelings for him. When Brandt returns, he's enraged and vows to take violent revenge against Frank.
      Director
      Don Medford
      Executive Producer
      Arthur Gardner, Jules Levy
      Screenwriter
      William W. Norton, Gilbert Ralston, Lou Morheim
      Production Co
      Levy-Gardner-Laven
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Western
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 30, 2016
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