The ruthless scraping of the Western's heroic veneer is Anthony Mann's stroke of genius
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10/16/09
Winchester '73 (1950)
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Reviews Counted:15
Fresh:15
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Westerns
Synopsis: Anthony Mann's edgy, psychological western features a powerful performance by Jimmy Stewart as a man obsessed. In the old west, cowboy Lin McAdam wins a valuable Winchester 1873 repeating rifle in... [More]
Starring: James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Tony Curtis
Director: Anthony Mann
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Reviews for Winchester '73
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Every bit the classic its reputation suggests.
07/07/08
The first collaboration between director Mann and actor Stewart, a team that would create a series of superior westerns that added a new, psychological dimension to the genre.
07/09/07
Stewart brings real flavor and appeal to the role of Lin, in a lean, concentrated portrayal.
07/09/07
Top CriticMann's first film with James Stewart, with whom he was to make a series of classic Westerns, this offers the clearest example of Mann's use of the revenge plot.
06/24/06
At one time, the phrase 'action director' didn't mean a technician who knew how to stage the biggest explosions. It meant someone who understood the psychology of action, the reasons behind it.
04/01/06
A frisky, fast-moving, funny Western in which a rifle is the apple of a cowboy's eye.
03/25/06
Top CriticOne of the truly great Westerns, directed and acted with flawless skill in the old style.
01/06/06
No review available.
07/05/05
Jimmy Stewart's performance is tinged with desperation and dementia -- the work of a great actor discovering a new boldness inside.
07/30/03
James Stewart's driven, neurotic portrayal is one of many highlights in this seminal revenge western.
05/24/03
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10/30/02
No review available.
08/22/02
The final shoot-out remains a classic study in mise-en-scene, as Mann transforms a jagged landscape into a highly charged psychological battleground.
01/01/00
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