A Man Called Sledge1971
A Man Called Sledge (1971)
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Cast
as Luther Sledge
as Erwin Ward
as Hooker
as Old Man
as Ria
as Ripley
as Floyd
as Mallory
as Jade
as Beetle
as Guthrie
as Joyce
as Bice
as Kehoe
as Sister
as Toby
as Elizabeth
as Poker Player
as Maximum Security Prisoner
as The Warden
as Barta Barry
as Simms
as Prison Guard
Critic Reviews for A Man Called Sledge
All Critics (3) | Fresh (0) | Rotten (3) | DVD (1)
Gets the violence part right, but there's not much else to the tired plot line.
A slapdash affair cobbled together to cash in on the Leone/Eastwood sensation of the late 1960's.
Audience Reviews for A Man Called Sledge
Luther Sledge and gang have just robbed a stagecoach in the old west. But that victory does not come without a cost, as the coach driver is accidentally killed and Sledge's partner soon after dies in a card game. None of which stops Sledge from meeting up with Ward(Dennis Weaver) and Hooker(Claude Akins) to discuss an ambitious new plan to rob a gold shipment. At the same time, there is an old man(John Marley) following them who might have some inside knowledge. "A Man Called Sledge" might not be what would one would normally expect from a typical James Garner vehicle, as this is a Spaghetti western where he plays a much more ruthless character than the charming rogues he was usually known for.(That does partially explain why the forced romantic subplot never quite gels.) That having been said, there is still plenty to admire in this entertaining and violent genre smash-up where death is a constant companion for the characters in a movie made during the sunset of the western. On the other hand, it does take the outlaws a long time to find the obvious, if very daft, solution.
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A Man Called Sledge Quotes
| Sledge: | James Garner rarely, if ever, disappoints. Don't take a pass, enjoy. |