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Audience Member Often mischaracterized as a noir, this is more of a unique multi character melodrama mixed with a caper film. Victor Mature is at his usual best, playing against type as a sort of "History of Violence"-esque weak father who turns hero. Borgnine is also great as the Amish man. The film tries to balance the melodrama with the heist story, but struggles to maintain the crime aspects grip until the end. It does all come together in the end, and is one of the earliest examples of a multi character story, splitting screen time all around without a clear focus on one particular characters story line until the end. Nonetheless, it is a classic Vista Vision Technicolor in its heyday, making it an overall solid cinematic experience, regardless of the at times strange mix of elements. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/14/25 Full Review Bill B Pleasantly unpredictable crime drama, couched within a heavy dose of melodrama. But for presumably clever crooks, their brains seem to abandon them at the end. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/29/24 Full Review nick s Solid noir movie with Victor Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/30/23 Full Review Deke P Gang planning to rob a bank. Victor MATURE, & younger LEE MARVIN. After a little while I wasn't getting that much into it. 1-15, 2023 Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Ahead of its time. Excellent. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Take one part noir-ish bank heist film featuring Lee Marvin with a bad cold and another part widescreen Technicolor over-the-top sub-Sirkian melodrama (including alcoholics, peeping toms, and nymphos), add a heaping helping of Victor Mature, stir well. Garnish with Ernest Borgnine playing Amish. The result is a bizarre cocktail that is rather intoxicating in its strangeness even as the ingredients threaten not to hold together at all. The dusty vistas of Arizona look great with their several shades of dirt and Fleischer frames the action well even if things get a bit coagulated at times. The sudden violence (of the title) comes as a surprise in the final moments. This could have after-effects. Do not drive after consuming. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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