While passing through the town of Bannock, a bunch of drunken 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.
Lawman has generally received positive reviews.
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By Alice Vincent (4) for The Telegraph (1,120) on 06 Feb 2002
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Lawman was released in 1971 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 21 reviews, giving Lawman (1971) an average rating of 62%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 73%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 55%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Lawman than critics were.
With a score of 62%, Lawman is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1971, which stands at 59%.
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