Review of Hombre (1967) by Ronnie D — 02 Jan 2016
Solid revisionists western with Paul Newman playing a white man who was raised by an Apache tribe and later by a white man. As an adult, he lives on the reservation and finds out he's inherited some property.
Newman must take a stagecoach to sell the property and winds up helping the passengers when they are robbed by bandits. The story may seem old fashioned, but this is from a novel by Elmore Leonard and the elements of race and violence are brought more to the forefront than in most westerns.
The cast also includes Fredric March, Richard Boone, Cameron Mitchell, Barbara Rush, Martin balsam and Frank Silvera. Overall, this is a terrific western, led by a strong performance by Newman.
This review of Hombre (1967) was written by Ronnie D on 02 Jan 2016.
Hombre has generally received very positive reviews.
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