Man of the West

Name: Man of the West
Genre: Western
Released: 1958-10-01
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Gary Cooper, Julie London, Lee J. Cobb, Arthur O'Connell, Jack Lord

1958·Movie·100 min·★ 6.6(237)

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“IN THE ROLE THAT FITS HIM LIKE A GUN FITS A HOLSTER! GARY COOPER as the MAN OF THE WEST”

Heading east to Fort Worth to hire a schoolteacher for his frontier town home, Link Jones is stranded with singer Billie Ellis and gambler Sam Beasley when their train is held up. For shelter, Jones leads them to his nearby former home, where he was brought up an outlaw. Finding the gang still living in the shack, Jones pretends to be ready to return to a life crime.

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About Man of the West

Man of the West is a 1958 English-language western film directed by Anthony Mann. The cast is led by Gary Cooper, Julie London, Lee J. Cobb. It has a runtime of 1h 40m. Viewers rate it 6.6/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, The Roku Channel.

Man of the West was produced by Ashton Productions and Walter Mirisch Productions and made in United States of America. It was released on October 1, 1958.

Director: Anthony Mann
Writers: Reginald Rose
Release date: October 1, 1958
Original language: English
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Ashton Productions, Walter Mirisch Productions

#train robbery#grave digging#former outlaw#old gang#gang of outlaws#reformed criminal

Man of the West cast & crew

Man of the West was directed by Anthony Mann and written by Reginald Rose.

The cast features Gary Cooper as Link Jones, Julie London as Billie Ellis, Lee J. Cobb as Dock Tobin, Arthur O'Connell as Sam Beasley, Jack Lord as Coaley, and John Dehner as Claude Tobin.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Leigh Harline, cinematography is by Ernest Haller, and it was produced by Walter Mirisch.

Is Man of the West worth watching?

Man of the West holds an audience score of 6.6/10 from 237 ratings, a solidly received western films.

At 1h 40m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy western, Man of the West is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Man of the West

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