Lawman (1971)

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  • LAWMAN


    DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY MICHAEL WINNER
    SCIMITAR FILMS
    UNITED ARTISTS


    INFORMATION FROM IMDb


    Plot Summary
    While passing through the town of Bannock, a bunch of drunken,
    trail-weary cattlemen go overboard with their celebrating and accidentally kill
    an old man with a stray shot.
    They return home to Sabbath unaware of his death.
    Bannock lawman Jered Maddox later arrives there to arrest everyone
    involved on a charge of murder.
    Sabbath is run by land baron Vince Bronson, a benevolent despot,
    who, upon hearing of the death, offers restitution for the incident.
    Maddox, however, will not compromise even though small ranchers
    like Vern Adams are not in a position to desert their responsibilities
    for a long and protracted trial.
    Sabbath's marshal, Cotton Ryan, is an aging lawman whose tough reputation rests
    on a single incident that occurred years before.
    Ryan admits to being only a shadow of what he once was and
    incapable of stopping Maddox.
    Maddox confides to Ryan that Bannock's judicial system is weak and corrupt,
    and while he's doubtful that anyone he brings back will suffer more than the
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    Cast
    Burt Lancaster ... Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox
    Robert Ryan ... Sabbath Marshal Cotton Ryan Cotten
    Lee J. Cobb ... Vincent Bronson
    Robert Duvall ... Vernon Adams
    Sheree North ... Laura Shelby
    Albert Salmi ... Harvey Stenbaugh
    Richard Jordan ... Crowe Wheelwright
    John McGiver ... Sabbath Mayor Sam Bolden
    Ralph Waite ... Jack Dekker
    John Beck ... Jason Bronson
    William Watson ... Choctaw Lee (as William C. Watson)
    Walter Brooke ... Luther Harris
    Robert Emhardt ... Hersham
    Charles Tyner ... Minister
    J.D. Cannon ... Hurd Price
    Lou Frizzell ... Cobden
    Richard Bull ... Dusaine
    John Hillerman ... Totts
    Roy Engel ... Bartender
    Jan Burrell Jan Burrell
    Madeleine Taylor Holmes
    Hugh McDermott ... L.G. Moss
    Joyce Perry
    Joseph Wiseman ... Lucas


    Writing Credits
    Gerald Wilson


    Music
    Jerry Fielding


    Cinematography
    Robert Paynter


    Goofs
    Anachronisms
    One of the characters uses the word "gunsel", a word generally acknowledged
    to have been coined by Dashiell Hammett in 1929.


    Continuity
    During the opening scene when Bronson's rowdies tear up the town of Bannock,
    in two views of the local hotel, the town's name is spelled Bannock.
    Later, when Sheriff Maddox checks into the hotel in Sabbath,
    he signs in as a resident of Bannach.


    When Vernon Adams (Robert Duvall) first aims down on Maddox (Burt Lancaster)
    with his rifle from above, Maddox is riding away from him up a long draw.
    Immediately afterward, Maddox is still traveling up the draw
    and looks up and sees Vernon in front of him and above him aiming down at him.
    The positions switched 180 degrees.


    Crew or equipment visible
    When Maddox (Burt Lancaster) shoots the horse out from under
    Vernon Adams (Robert Duvall), the man who is thrown from the falling horse
    has a full head of hair, and is clearly a stunt double.
    Robert Duvall was totally bald on top in this movie.
    The stuntman even tries to hide the fact by placing his hand right
    on top of his head as he comes up, but the full head of hair is still visible


    Memorable Quotes


    Filming Locations
    Mexico
    Durango, Mexico
    Sierra de Organos, Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico (location)

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited once, last by ethanedwards ().

  • Lawman is a 1971 American Western film starring Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan,
    Lee J. Cobb, and Robert Duvall.


    The film is about the quest of a lone peace officer,
    Marshal Jared Maddox (played by Lancaster), to bring several men to justice.
    It was written by Gerry Wilson and directed by Michael Winner.


    Its hero and the motives of the other characters are not as defined
    or clear-cut as in some Westerns.
    Cobb's character, Vincent Bronson, is not a typically evil cattle baron
    but is portrayed with a sense of humanity.
    The marshal and the guilty men nevertheless come to a series of deadly confrontations.
    Maddox can be seen as an anti-hero dedicated to upholding the law
    regardless of any extraneous code of honor, or personal feelings.
    The plot generates questions regarding honor and under
    what circumstances murder becomes legal.



    User Review


    When You Uphold the Law
    19 December 2005 | by bkoganbing (Buffalo, New York)

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

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