Joseph "Doc" Frail is a doctor with a past he's trying to outrun. While in Montana, he comes across a mining camp with a hanging tree and rescues a man named Rune from the noose. With Rune as his servant, Frail decides to settle down, and he takes over as town doctor. He meets Elizabeth, who is suffering from shock, and the two soon fall in love. But when Elizabeth is attacked, Frail's attempt to help her lands them both in trouble.
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The Hanging Tree was released in 1959 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 13 reviews, giving The Hanging Tree (1959) an average rating of 70%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 90%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 80%. Professional critics were more impressed with The Hanging Tree than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 70%, The Hanging Tree is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1959, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1959 with similar scores include films like Gidget and Labyrinth.
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