A very different western and just about as much action as laughs. It is one of Sidney Pollack's first films although he had done TV but would go on to many others and I believe Lancaster pulls him in to help make The Swimmer, the same year. Ossie Davis had a lot of TV and at 50 made this one and he's really good and will go on to make many especially later like, Do the Right Thing (1989) and Grumpy Old Men (1993). Telly Savalas is always good and really excellent here but unfortunately seems to fade away in the last half hour. Shelley Winters keeps going and although at 48 still good and many films to go. Burt Lancaster is splendid even at 55 and if it's not one of his best it is rather amusing and he seems to enjoy making it because he likes Pollack. I thought this was okay, really good at first and then gets going again with Winters and Savalas who are great together and for me it all rather goes down towards the end and it probably should have been ten minutes shorter.
Review of The Scalphunters
