Fresh
One of Ritt's best films, with fine performances all round, impressive Death Valley locations, and superlative camerawork from James Wong Howe.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Hombre
Hombre means man... Paul Newman is Hombre!
1967 · 1h 51m · APPROVED
Western
Directed by
Martin Ritt
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Martin Ritt Director
- Paul Newman as John Russell
- Fredric March as Dr. Alex Favor
- Richard Boone as Cicero Grimes
- Diane Cilento as Jessie
- Cameron Mitchell as Frank Braden
- Barbara Rush as Audra Favor
- Peter Lazer as Billy Lee Blake
- Margaret Blye as Doris Blake
- Martin Balsam as Henry Mendez
- Skip Ward as Steve Early
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
100%
Tomatometer
Fresh
For this is a first-rate cooking of a western recipe-not a great Western film nor a creation, but an excellent putting of heat to a fine selected blend.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh
The performances are uniformly excellent...It's intelligent and has a certain grace as well.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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