Hombre means man... Paul Newman is Hombre!
John Russell, disdained by his "respectable" fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Indians, becomes their only hope for survival when they are set upon by outlaws.
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“Is Paul Newman the best thing in Hombre?”
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- drystyxon TMDB · Apr 202310/10
Before Riddick, there was Russell. The similarities are obvious. Riddick of modern sci fi fame, is obviously based on Russell of Hombre. Seven letters, starts with R, then a vowel, a double consonant, a vowel, and two consonants. The characters are totally alike. Both are definitive anti heroes to the max. There have been three perfect models for anti heroes in films-Riddick, Russell, and Ethan of the Searchers. They do what they must, and rules mean nothing. Fair fights are for Greek demigods with superiority complexes. John Russell (Paul Newman) is "Hombre". He quietly does what he does. He is a white man raised by Apaches and part of the Apache police. He wants to settle down. He gets a rebuttal from a middle aged woman, about his age, and winds up on a stagecoach with her. Also along is Martin Basalm, a meek and likable character who tries to get along with everyone. And there are two villains on the coach. Three, if you count the young wife of the real villain of the movie. The second villain is the physically dangerous one, played by Richard Boone. He has a gang helping him rob the stage. One of the gang is the middle aged woman's ex lover, played by Cameron Mitchell. But the
Read the whole review on TMDB - Wuchakon TMDB · Sep 20219/10
_**Die for our sins, dog-eater**_ Released in 1967 and directed by Martin Ritt, "Hombre" is a Western starring Paul Newman as John Russell, a white man raised by Apaches on a reservation and thus disdained by the "respectable" stagecoach passengers traveling with him. Perhaps they'll respect him when he becomes their only hope for survival. The driver & passengers are played by Martin Balsam, Diane Cilento, Richard Boone, Fredric March, Barbara Rush, Peter Lazer and Margaret Blye. "Hombre" is a gritty realistic mid-60s Western; a character study that stands the test of time. Seeing it today, it's hardly aged. Taken from Elmore Leonard's novel, the script effectively shows the illusion of high and low social standing: The proud are proud until uncontrollable events swiftly bring them to their faces; the decent are only decent until survival or lust can only be attained through indecency. This is a tale of survival and in the heat of life-or-death tribulation what's in one's heart comes to the fore. People complain that the climax leaves a sour taste, but it ends the way it must (see below). ADDITIONAL CAST: Skip Ward, Frank Silvera, David Canary, Val Avery and Larry Ward. The film r
Read the whole review on TMDB - John Chardon TMDB · May 20179/10
We all die, it's just a question of when? Hombre is directed by Martin Ritt and adapted to screenplay by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr from the Elmore Leonard novel. It stars Paul Newman, Richard Boone, Fredric March, Diane Cilento, Cameron Mitchell and Barbara Rush. Music is by David Rose and cinematography by James Wong Howe. Plot finds Newman as John Russell, a white man who has been raised by the Apache. Travelling on a stagecoach after collecting his inheritance, Russell finds himself ostracised by his fellow white travellers. That is until something goes wrong and the group find they now need Russell's skills in order to survive. If it's all right with you lady, I just didn't feel like bleeding for him. One of the best things about 1960s Westerns was that writers and directors were now more comfortable in portraying the Native Americans more honestly. Yes there were some excellent ones in the 50s as well, but as the 60s wore on things started to get more gritty, characterisations had a more daring depth to them and darker human thematics drove the narratives forward. One of the finest of the decade is Hombre, a literate and often bleak story that thrives on truisms as i
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Cast
- Paul NewmanJohn Russell
- Fredric MarchDr. Alex Favor
- Richard BooneCicero Grimes
- Diane CilentoJessie
- Cameron MitchellFrank Braden
- Barbara RushAudra Favor
- Peter LazerBilly Lee Blake
- Margaret BlyeDoris Blake
- Martin BalsamHenry Mendez
- Skip WardSteve Early
Crew
- Martin RittDirector
- Harriet Frank Jr.Writer
- Irving RavetchWriter
- Elmore LeonardNovel
- James Wong HoweDirector of Photography
- David RoseOriginal Music Composer
- Frank BrachtEditor
- Irving RavetchProducer
- Martin RittProducer
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