Dan evans van heflin, a droughtplagued arizona rancher, volunteers to take captured stagecoach robber and murderer ben wade glenn ford from bisbee to contention city, where the criminal will be put aboard the 3. Outlaw ben wade russell crowe terrorizes 1800s arizona, especially the southern railroad, until he is finally captured. Dave evans, a small time farmer, is hired to escort ben wade, a dangerous outlaw, to yuma. Based on a 1953 short story by elmore leonard, the film is about a droughtimpoverished rancher who takes on the risky job of escorting a notorious outlaw to. Academy awardnominee viggo mortensen a history of violence, the lord of the rings franchise stars as everett hitch and academy awardnominee and golden globewinner ed harris a beautiful mind, the truman show stars as virgil cole in this western directed by harris himself. The bros are here to drink all the whiskey you have, and escort russell crowe onto a train or something. Driven by it characters rather than a conventional goal. A remake of a 1957 movie starring glenn ford, yuma s pacing may owe something to the contemporary action movie, but the themes are ageold. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher.
On the trail, evans and wade, each from very different worlds, begin to earn each others respect. Wade must be brought to trial, so dan evans christian bale, the owner of a droughtstricken ranch, volunteers to escort him to the train. When wade is captured, civil war veteran dan evans, struggling to survive on his droughtplagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the 3. Butterfield resigns as well, but agrees to keep william safe so that evans can complete the mission. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych ou. Very good to the plot and holds true throughout a definite must see movie for all you western an lovers out there and a genuine good performance by russel crowe as ben wade as well as christian bale an dan evans. In arizona in the late 1800s, infamous outlaw ben wade and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the southern railroad. After his gang holds up a railroad companys money coach, ben wade russell crowe is captured and told hes being taken to catch the 3. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. Crack open some of your finest moonshine, as homage is paid to the james mangold classic. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. For the best experience please update your browser. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free.
Lees ons privacybeleid voor meer informatie over hoe moviemeter met je. The western in its glory days was often a morality play, a story about humanist values penetrating the lawless anarchy of the frontier. Wade is a man with something to prove to himself and, as he sees it, to his wife and two young. A smalltime rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw whos awaiting a train to go to court in yuma.
Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and. Accompanied only by the town drunk, alex potter henry jones, dan battles wades henchman richard jaeckel, the murder victims revengeminded. Apart from the thin story, my only significant quibble with the film is its finale, which i found to be unrealistic, and unsatisfying. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Dan evans van heflin, a droughtplagued arizona rancher, volunteers to take captured stagecoach robber and murderer ben wade glenn ford from bisbee to contention city, where the criminal will. A wellmade movie that isnt as simply expressed as its predecessor and so loses.
It still follows that tradition in films like eastwoods unforgiven, but the audiences appetite for morality plays and westerns. Western remake with plenty of shootouts and bloodshed. Shortly thereafter, wade is captured by the law in bisbee and evans finds himself one of the escorts who will take wade to the 3. Rancher dan evans heads into bisbee to clear up issues concerning the sale of his land when he witnesses the. This apparently simple mission turns into a nerveracking catandmouse game that tests each mans particular brand of honor. Evans escorts wade out of the hotel, and the two make their. You can watch online movie streaming in hd 106 min in length. The film is full of tension as wade tries to cajole, bribe, and threaten wade to let him go. Dont go near the water movie 1957 glenn ford, gia scala. With russell crowe, christian bale, ben foster, logan lerman. The movie follows a honest, hardworking farmer as he agrees to assist in escorting an outlaw alive to the 3. But the fiveman crew escorting wade to the train knows that the outlaws equalopportunity posse which includes a mexican sharpshooter, an apache, and coldblooded second in command charlie prince ben foster is sure.
Sep 07, 2007 enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing 3. Along the trail, a grudging respect forms between the men, but danger looms at every turn, and the criminals men are in pursuit. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The script and dialogue are all top notch, a very nuanced character study western set within a rather simple. Broke smalltime rancher dan evans is hired by the stagecoach line to put bigtime captured outlaw leader ben wade on the 3. When wade is captured, civil war veteran dan evans christian bale, struggling to survive on his droughtplagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the 3. Owners pride gritty, realistic action movie, set in the wild west. When wade is captured, civil war veteran dan evans, struggling to survive on his droughtplagued ranch, vo. His walk the line 2005 won an oscar for reese witherspoon. James mangold first came into view with an extraordinary movie named heavy 1995. Most of the film takes place in the town of contention city in a hotel room where evans holds wade under guard for several hours waiting for the 3. Hd full movie watch online free123 movies online 3. Based on a 1953 short story by elmore leonard, the film is about a droughtimpoverished rancher who takes on the risky job of escorting a notorious outlaw to justice.
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