The Lonely Man
Two of today's most publicized personalities Anthony Perkins and Jack Palance teamed in a great outdoor drama!
Genres
Overview
Aging gunslinger Jacob Wade hopes to settle down with his estranged son, but his old enemies have other plans for him. Gunslinger Jacob Wade finds his long-abandoned son Riley, now a young man who hates his father but has nowhere else to go. Hoping to settle down, Jacob finds no town will have him. They end at Monolith, the ranch of Jacob's former girlfriend Ada, to whom he had no intention of returning. A mustang hunt finds Riley himself attracted to the shapely Ada...and Jacob having trouble with his eyesight. And his visions of a quiet life are doomed by the re-appearance of enemies from his past...
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
88 min
Release Date
1957-06-21
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
17
Vote Average
6.1
Jack Palance
Jacob Wade
Anthony Perkins
Riley Wade
Neville Brand
King Fisher
Robert Middleton
Ben Ryerson
Elisha Cook Jr.
Willie
Claude Akins
Blackburn
Lee Van Cleef
Faro
Harry Shannon
Dr. Fisher
James Bell
Judge Hart
Adam Williams
Lon
Denver Pyle
Brad, Red Bluff Sheriff
John Doucette
Sundown Whipple
Paul Newlan
Fence Green
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Singer
Elaine Aiken
Ada Marshall
Moody Blanchard
Ray Boyle
Taggart Casey
Billy Dix
Duke Fishman
Milton Frome
Chick Hannan
Ken Hooker
Wes Hudman
William Meader
Zon Murray
Tudor Owen
Buddy Roosevelt
Dick Ryan
Russell Simpson
Philip Van Zandt
Dan White
6.4
The Young Land
An American gunslinger kills a Mexican man in California immediately after the Mexican-American war. The killer is arrested and put on trial for murder with the Hispanic population waiting to learn of American justice.
1959-05-01 | en
6.7
One-Eyed Jacks
Running from the law after a bank robbery in Mexico, Dad Longworth finds an opportunity to take the stolen gold and leave his partner Rio to be captured. Years later, Rio escapes from the prison where he has been since, and hunts down Dad for revenge. Dad is now a respectable sheriff in California, and has been living in fear of Rio's return.
1961-03-30 | en
5.5
Heaven with a Gun
Jim Killian arrives in a small Arizona town hoping to establish a peaceful life as the local preacher, but he soon finds himself in the middle of a feud between sheep ranchers and cattlemen. Leloopa, a young Native American woman, pleads for Killian's help after her shepherd father is hung by Coke Beck, the vicious son of the head cattle rancher. Killian must weigh his actions carefully lest he perpetuate the cycle of retribution and revenge.
1969-05-20 | en
7.2
Pale Rider
A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.
1985-06-28 | en
7.5
The Great Silence
A mute gunslinger fights in the defense of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a group of ruthless bounty hunters.
1968-11-22 | it
5.8
The Specialists
Hud Dixon returns to his hometown when his brother is killed by a lynch mob.
1969-11-25 | it
7.0
Silverado
Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It's up to the sharp-shooting foursome to save the day, but first they have to break each other out of jail, and learn who their real friends are.
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6.4
Cat Ballou
A woman seeking revenge for her murdered father hires a famous gunman, but he's very different from what she expects.
1965-06-24 | en
7.8
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
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1962-04-13 | en
7.4
Trinity Is Still My Name
The two brothers Trinity and Bambino are exchanged by two federal agents and take advantage of the situation to steal a huge booty hidden in a monastery by a gang of outlaws.
1971-10-21 | it
6.5
Ace High
After Cacopoulos manages to save himself from being hung on a false charge, he robs Cat Stevens and Hutch Bessy of a lot of money and steals their horses. This results in a merry chase and Stevens and Bessy become unwilling allies in Cacopoulus' revenge against the people who deserted him and framed him to get their money back.
1968-10-02 | it
7.3
High Plains Drifter
A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago. After gunning down three gunmen who tried to kill him, the townsfolk decide to hire the Stranger to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.
1973-04-19 | en
6.8
Wyatt Earp
From Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Wyatt Earp is taught that nothing matters more than family and the law. Joined by his brothers and Doc Holliday, Earp wages war on the dreaded Clanton and McLaury gangs.
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7.0
Two Mules for Sister Sara
When a wandering mercenary named Hogan rescues a nun called Sister Sara from the unwanted attentions of a band of rogues on the Mexican plains, he has no idea what he has let himself in for. Their chance encounter results in the blowing up of a train and a French garrison, as well as igniting a spark between them that survives a shocking discovery.
1970-03-02 | en
6.5
The Quick and the Dead
A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman.
1995-02-09 | en
6.7
Bill Tilghman and the Outlaws
A movie company comes to Oklahoma to convince legendary lawmen Bill Tilghman to star in a bank robbery silent film featuring real outlaws. Tilghman reluctantly agrees, not realizing everyone's lives will never be the same.
2019-02-07 | en
7.7
High Noon
Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to gather a posse from among the local townspeople.
1952-06-09 | en
7.8
A Fistful of Dollars
The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the Rojo brothers, the stranger inserts himself into the middle of the long-simmering battle, selling false information to both sides for his own benefit.
1964-09-12 | it
7.2
Open Range
A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman.
2003-08-11 | en
7.4
My Darling Clementine
Three brothers stop off for a night in the town of Tombstone. The next morning they find one of their brothers dead and their cattle stolen. They decide to take revenge on the culprits.
1946-10-17 | en