Average Rating: 6.5/10
Reviews Counted: 5
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 1
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Release Date: Feb 17, 1966 Limited
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All hell breaks loose in a Texas town when an escaped convict heads home in Arthur Penn's Southern gothic melodrama. Appointed by local kingpin Val Rogers (E. G. Marshall), benevolent Sheriff Calder (Marlon Brando) manages to keep the peace in Tarl, but the situation starts to fester one Saturday when news filters in that wild child Bubber Reeves (Robert Redford) has jumped prison. Bubber's impending arrival arouses hostility among Tarl's citizens, such as Edwin Stewart (Robert Duvall), who
Feb 17, 1966 Limited
Feb 24, 2004
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A Texas-style Peyton Place that's possibly more absurd.
Preceding Bonnie and Clyde by a year, Arthur Penn's small-town drama, flaunting a top-notch cast (Brando, Redford, Jane Fonda) is a quintessential movie pointing to the thematic and tonal direction Hollywood would take in the late 1960s.
Great stars, great director, muddled message melodrama.
ripping little drama
This is probably my favourite movie that takes place in a small Texan town. This movie has an all-star cast, and a good story. I highly recommend it, it's intense and exciting.
September 5, 2010Super Reviewer
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