Lawman [1971] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

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Talk About True Grit ! ! !.......2003-02-26

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Burt Lancaster plays Marshal Jared Maddox. Maddox is an unforgiving, hard as nails man that does not compromise. He sees everything in black and white. The law is to upheald and justice served at all costs. When a group of drunken cowboys shoot up his town returning from a cattle drive when he is out on the trail a man dies. The group doing the shooting was just "having fun" and was not intent on hurting anyone but still Maddox sees that a man has died and justice must be served.
He sets out in pursuit of the group. He finds them in another town and finds that the leader of the cattle drive actually owns the town. He must fact the town and the cowboys on his own and he does not shrink of the task. The local marshall, a former gunfighter, knows the kind of man he is looking at when he looks at Maddox. He tries to explain to everyone that this is an uncompromising man, a man that is harder than the land and harder than the times. But no one will listen.

One by one the cowboys fall as they try to face Maddox town until the final scene where four of them ride into town to set things right.

I had never pictured Burt Lancaster playing a hard driven, hard hearted character like this. I was very pleased with this movie. If you like westerns you will absolutely love this movie. If you like classics you should enjoy this movie. If you like well defined characters in your movies you will like this movie. In short, an outstanding movie.

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Winner the most underrated...

"Apache don't leave tracks unless they got a reason"

Chato's Land [1971] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Starring: Charles Bronson , Jack Palance , Richard Basehart , James Whitmore , and Simon Oakland
Director: Michael Winner
Manufacturer: MGM
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00005LOL5
Release Date: 2001-09-04

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Winner the most underrated..........2005-03-18

Michael Winner is the most underrated filmaker of his generation! (Wow, gasps of shock all round). Those today who know him only as a portly food critic and car insurance salesman would do well to remember a few salient facts. In the sixties he directed a quartet of seminal movies that essentially reflected and defined the period - "The System," "The Jokers," "Hannibal Brooks" and "I'll Never Forger Whatsisname." All starred Oliver Reed in career-establishing performances and "Whatsisname" was probably the Sixties most scathing yet subtle critique of the decade in a tale of capitalism and selling-out to the fat cat media moguls set against a backdrop of new freedoms, free will and free love. The opening sequence where Reed strides through the commuter-crowded early morning London streets with an axe over his shoulder is never to be forgotten.It's a classic.

In the seventies Winner redefined the action/thriller with Charles Bronson as his leading player in "The Mechanic," "Cold Sweat" and (most influentially and controversially) "Death Wish." In addition he gave us a kinetic spy thriller ("Scorpio" with Burt Lancaster) and a brace of philosophically grim and savage westerns - "Lawman" (again with Lancaster) and "Chato's Land."

"Chato's Land" is a violent fable of frontier injustice, terrorism, torture and revenge. It establishes the Native American as a proud, intelligent and noble warrior at odds in the world of the white man (through no fault of his own) yet chillingly in control in his native environment. Bronson's character is relentless, stoic and unforgiving and so is this film. If you're a western fan, this is a rare treat. And a reminder that although his film career may have slid into decline after the early seventies, Mr Winner was a filmaker with a rare vision and unique talent and his back catalogue is well overdue for re-appraisal. Forget what came after, appreciate what went before.

"Apache don't leave tracks unless they got a reason".......2004-09-06

In this tough and unrelenting Western, Charles Bronson plays Chato, an Apache who shoots a sheriff in an ugly bar dispute, and then finds himself being hunted by a posse, led by Jack Palance, who is the menacing, bigoted Capt. Quincey Whitmore.
Chato turns tables on the posse, who become the hunted, as Chato leaves signs to make it easy for them to track him, and draws them into his territory, where things go from bad to worse.
There is a lot of brutality in this film on both man and beast, but for those of us who are Bronson fans, violence is to be expected, and this is a marvelous performance, with Bronson in superb physical condition, as he stealthily moves about on suede-booted cat-like feet.

Jack Palance is terrific, and the supporting cast consists of seasoned, excellent character actors, like Richard Basehart, James Whitmore, Simon Oakland and Richard Jordan.
Directed by Michael Winner, who also did the editing under the alias of Arnold Crust Jr., and who was to work with Bronson on another fascinating film the following year, "The Mechanic", and of course their big success with "Death Wish" in 1974, keeps the pace fast. Cinematographer Robert Paynter shot the film on location in Spain, and Jerry Fielding adds to the atmosphere with his score.
I've seen this film numerous times, and though it's not for the squeamish, it's a must for Bronson fans.
DVD extra is the theatrical trailer, and total time is 1 hour and 40 minutes.

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