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The Wonderful Country

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Gunman Martin Brady (Robert Mitchum) is an American exiled in Mexico for the revenge killing of his father's assassin. Brady, a henchman of the ruthless Castro crime family, travels across the border to Texas to negotiate the sale of black market rifles. When a broken leg delays Brady's return to Mexico, U.S. Army Maj. Colton (Gary Merrill) and Texas Ranger Capt. Rucker (Albert Dekker) attempt to enlist Brady as a sharpshooter in their war against the Apaches.
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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A top-notch western. Rated: A- Jun 6, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member OK movie, with Robert Mitchum Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/02/17 Full Review Audience Member Only fair. Cliched characters and plot. There are better Mitchum movies. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member good western and later career work for mitchum Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Slightly subdued western that never gets going as it gets bogged down with a light smattering of 19th century US-Mexican politics. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member 131106: This film meandered a bit. Seemed a bit pointless but enjoyable actors (Mitchum), good sets and costumes. I would've thought this was a 70s movie, at least late 60s. I imagine it was seen as damned good in 1959. Not certain where the title comes from unless it's simply a reference to Mexico and the beautiful scenery represented in the film. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member ein western der andere wege geht, angenehm altmodisch Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Robert Parrish

Director

Robert Mitchum

Martin Brady

Julie London

Helen Colton

Gary Merrill

Maj. Stark Colton

Albert Dekker

Texas Ranger Capt. Rucker

Jack Oakie

Travis Hyte
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Synopsis Gunman Martin Brady (Robert Mitchum) is an American exiled in Mexico for the revenge killing of his father's assassin. Brady, a henchman of the ruthless Castro crime family, travels across the border to Texas to negotiate the sale of black market rifles. When a broken leg delays Brady's return to Mexico, U.S. Army Maj. Colton (Gary Merrill) and Texas Ranger Capt. Rucker (Albert Dekker) attempt to enlist Brady as a sharpshooter in their war against the Apaches.
Director
Robert Parrish
Producer
Chester Erskine
Screenwriter
Robert Ardrey
Production Co
D.R.M. Productions
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 16, 2008
Runtime
1h 36m
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