Average Rating: 8.4/10
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Release Date: Feb 13, 1952 Wide
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Another of the collaborations between actor James Stewart and director Anthony Mann, Bend of the River casts Stewart as a former outlaw, now working as trail guide for a group of Oregon-bound farmers. He is aided in this endeavor by Arthur Kennedy, a far-from-reformed horse thief. Upon arriving in Portland, Stewart gets in the middle of a scam operated by trader Howard Petrie, who has reneged on his promise to ship goods to the settlers. Unable to take action through legal channels, Stewart and
Feb 13, 1952 Wide
May 6, 2003
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Against Mann's splendors, as always, lie the elusiveness of civilization, the flux of alliances, and the purgative wrestling of warriors
The screenplay keeps the simple tale moving at a furious clip.
One of five masterful Westerns Anthony Mann made with James Stewart.
One of the greatest Westerns ever.
Furious! One great western. Apparently, the road to redemption involves kicking all kinds of ass.
April 2, 2007Super Reviewer
The second and most visually breathtaking of the Anthony Mann/James Stewart westerns. In this one, Jimmy plays a former Missouri border raider guiding a wagon train of intrepid farmers up to Oregon, where he hopes to bury his past and start a new life as a rancher. Depicting the settlers' journey as the kind of long,
May 10, 2009Super Reviewer
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