Monte Walsh (1970)

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  • MONTE WALSH


    DIRECTED BY WILLIAM A. FRAKER
    PRODUCED BY HAL LANDERS/ BOBBY ROBERTS
    CINEMA CENTER FILMS



    Information from IMDb


    Plot Summary
    Monte Walsh is an aging cowboy facing the ending days of the Wild West era.
    As barbed wire and railways steadily eliminate the need for the cowboy,
    Monte and his friends are left with fewer and fewer options.
    New work opportunities are available to them,
    but the freedom of the open prairie is what they long for.
    Eventually, they all must say goodbye to the lives they knew,
    and try to make a new start.
    Written by Jean-Marc Rocher


    Full Cast
    Lee Marvin ... Monte Walsh
    Jeanne Moreau ... Martine Bernard
    Jack Palance ... Chet Rollins
    Mitch Ryan ... Shorty Austin (as Mitchell Ryan)
    Jim Davis ... Cal Brennan
    G.D. Spradlin ... Hal Henderson
    John Hudkins ... Sonny Jacobs (as John 'Bear' Hudkins)
    Raymond Guth ... Sunfish Perkins (as Ray Guth)
    John McKee ... Petey Williams
    Michael Conrad ... Dally Johnson
    Tom Heaton ... Sugar Wyman
    Ted Gehring ... Skimpy Eagans
    Bo Hopkins ... Jumpin' Joe Joslin
    John McLiam ... Fightin' Joe Hooker
    Allyn Ann McLerie ... Mary Eagle
    Matt Clark ... Rufus Brady
    Billy Green Bush ... Powder Kent (as Billy Bush)
    Eric Christmas ... Col. Wilson
    Charles Tyner ... Doctor
    Jack Colvin ... Card cheat
    Richard Farnsworth ... Cowboy (as Dick Farnsworth)
    Fred Waugh ... Cowboy
    Henry A. Escalante ... Cowboy (as Blackie Escalante)
    Leroy Johnson ... Marshal
    William Graeff Jr. ... Bartender
    John Carter ... Farmer
    William A. Fraker Jr. ... Farm boy (as Billy Fraker)
    Kurtis Roberts ... Farm boy
    Guy Wilkerson ... Old man
    Roy Barcroft ... Proprietor
    Frank Green ... Bit part (uncredited)
    Mark Headley ... Kid Edward (uncredited)
    Rusty Lee ... Covered Wagon Driver (uncredited)


    Writing Credits
    David Zelag Goodman
    Lukas Heller
    Jack Schaefer novel


    Original Music
    John Barry


    Cinematography
    David M. Walsh


    Trivia
    Film debut of Eric Christmas.


    Final film of veteran villain Roy Barcroft, who died before its release.


    This is one of only a few occasions where Jack Palance is not cast as a villain.


    Goofs
    Factual errors
    Fightin Joe Hooker, the cowboy riding fence says he rode with Joseph Hooker
    when he led the Army of the Cumberland at the battle of Lookout Mountain during the Civil War.
    General Joseph Hooker did not lead the Army of the Cumberland.
    He was in command of the XI and XII Corps of the Army of the Potomac
    and was sent west to reinforce the Army of the Cumberland,
    which was under the command of general George H. Thomas at the battle of Chattanooga,
    of which the battle of Lookout Mountain was part.


    Memorable Quotes


    Filming Locations
    CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Mescal, Arizona, USA
    Old Tucson - 201 S. Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona, USA

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited once, last by ethanedwards ().

  • Monte Walsh is taken from the title of a 1963 western novel by Jack Schaefer.
    The movie has little to do with the plot of Schaefer's book.


    It was directed in 1970 by cinematographer William A. Fraker in his directorial debut,
    and starred Lee Marvin, Jeanne Moreau and Jack Palance.


    The movie was set in Harmony, Arizona.
    A made-for-TV remake was set in Wyoming and directed by
    Simon Wincer, with Tom Selleck and Isabella Rossellini playing the parts of
    Monte and Martine. The story has elements of a tragedy.



    User Review

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited once, last by ethanedwards ().

  • Was a good movie. Nice review, Keith.


    Sad though. Don't watch it if you are feeling down. Save it for a time when it can be handled better!


    Everything ends sooner or later. KEITH

    God, she reminds me of me! DUKE