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The Scalphunters

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The Scalphunters (1968)

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Reviews Counted: 8 Fresh: 6  Rotten:2 Average Rating: 6.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Synopsis:
Sydney Pollack directs this amiable comic Western in which fur trapper Joe Bass (Burt Lancaster) is returning from a successful expedition only to find himself ambushed by a small group of Indians. The Indians force Joe to trade his pelts for Joseph, an educated runaway slave, played... [More]
Sydney Pollack directs this amiable comic Western in which fur trapper Joe Bass (Burt Lancaster) is returning from a successful expedition only to find himself ambushed by a small group of Indians. The Indians force Joe to trade his pelts for Joseph, an educated runaway slave, played brilliantly by Ossie Davis. The two then set off in an uneasy alliance in pursuit of Bass's pelts. The ironic narrative gets turned around again when the Indians are themselves ambushed by a gang of scalphunters. This band of outlaws, led by Jim Howie (Telly Savalas), once again takes Bass's pelts, after murdering the entire tribe. Joe and Joseph then embark on a mission to retrieve Bass's furs from Howie and his vicious sidekicks. Any potential racial antagonism and interdependence issues are handled deftly by William Norton's screenplay. The solid comedic ensemble includes a raucous turn by Shelley Winters as Kate. [Less]

Genre: Westerns

Starring: Burt Lancaster, Shelley Winters, Ossie Davis, Telly Savalas, Armando Silvestre

Director: Sydney Pollack

DVD Info

Release:

May 17, 2005

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33
  • Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • Mono - English
  • Mono - Spanish
  • Subtitles - English - Optional
  • Subtitles - French - Optional
  • Subtitles - Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer

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A comical western with more than a hint of social satire.

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03/20/08 10:07 AM
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Lancaster and Davis work particularly well together, ditto Savalas and Winters. There are talky periods of slow pace, but they are terminated before undue damage has been done.

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03/20/08 10:03 AM
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... never funny enough or Western enough or politically incisive enough to impress.

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08/07/06 02:39 PM
Dennis Schwartz
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An amiable enough liberal comedy Western, with colour-coded cultural conflict worked through an ironic circular plot.

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02/09/06 03:16 AM
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06/12/05 08:22 PM
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While the individual incidents are familiar, they are played with gusto by Lancaster and Davis.

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05/21/05 11:46 AM
Renata Adler
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Some movies are masterpieces, and most movies are not, and sometimes you get a movie that can best be described as 'interesting.' By that I mean it falls short of excellence but nevertheless has something that makes it worth seeing.

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10/23/04 10:37 PM
Roger Ebert
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Working on several levels, the film is entertaining as an outdoor adventure, a study in character and a movie with an explicit, but never heavy-handed, message.

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05/24/03 08:16 AM
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