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Movie Info

Ben (Clark Gable) and Clint (Cameron Mitchell) Allison have been hired to lead a herd of cattle from Texas to Montana. Before long, they see a tribe of Native Americans raiding a small pioneer village. The brothers save the spirited Nella Turner (Jane Russell) and romantic sparks immediately fly between Nella and Ben. However, Nella's desire for wealth puts a damper on their burgeoning relationship. Meanwhile, the cattle drivers must make one last trip through unwelcoming native territories.

Genre:

western
Original Language:

English
Director:

Raoul Walsh
Producer:

William A. Bacher, William B. Hawks
Writer:

Sydney Boehm, Frank S. Nugent
Release Date (Streaming):

Jan 1, 2013
Runtime:

2h 2m
Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox

Cast & Crew

Clark Gable
Colonel Ben Allison

Jane Russell
Nella Turner

Robert Ryan
Nathan Stark

Cameron Mitchell
Clint Allison

Juan Garcia
Luis

Harry Shannon
Sam

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Critic Reviews for The Tall Men

All Critics (6) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (1)

... a mighty mild movie.

January 9, 2018 | Full Review…

Walter Goodman
New York Times
A long, loud and very corny big-budget western in which Clark Gable and Jane Russell growl love at each other...

October 24, 2019 | Full Review…

Clyde Gilmour
Maclean's Magazine
Interesting Western with beautiful landscapes, a Native American hero, and Mexican-Americans as the good guys.

July 17, 2009 | Full Review…

Michael E. Grost
Classic Film and Television
One of Gable's later best features, still as tough and charismatic as ever.

June 1, 2007 | Rating: 4/5

Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com
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July 21, 2005 | Rating: 4/5

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
This unpretentious Western handles both the cattle drive and the romantic triangle with relative ease.

July 20, 2005 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
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Audience Reviews for The Tall Men

Dec 10, 2015

Standard oater with the main attraction being that grand Western vistas were filmed in bigger-than-life Cinemascope, and they are impressive indeed. The work is improved and highlighted by an epic fight against the Indians combined with a raging cattle stampede. Heady stuff. The cast is charismatic enough too, but here's what hamstrings this one up: they are all in stereotypical roles that telegraph the outcome of any interaction long before any of it happens. The whole effort is decent finally, but that's all.

Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
Apr 17, 2010

Ordinary western dressed up with big stars.

jay n Super Reviewer