A lawman from Bannock arrives in Sabbath to arrest all the cattlemen whose wild celebration the year before resulted in the accidental death of an old man.
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| Burt Lancaster | ... |
Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox
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| Robert Ryan | ... |
Sabbath Cotton Ryan
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| Lee J. Cobb | ... |
Vincent Bronson
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| Robert Duvall | ... |
Vernon Adams
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| Sheree North | ... |
Laura Shelby
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| Albert Salmi | ... |
Harvey Stenbaugh
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| Richard Jordan | ... |
Crowe Wheelwright
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| John McGiver | ... |
Sabbath Mayor Sam Bolden
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| Ralph Waite | ... |
Jack Dekker
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| John Beck | ... |
Jason Bronson
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| William Watson | ... |
Choctaw Lee
(as William C. Watson)
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| Walter Brooke | ... |
Luther Harris
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| Robert Emhardt | ... |
Hersham
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| Charles Tyner | ... |
Minister
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| J.D. Cannon | ... |
Hurd Price
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| Lou Frizzell | ... |
Cobden
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| Richard Bull | ... |
Dusaine
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| John Hillerman | ... |
Totts
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| Roy Engel | ... |
Bartender
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| Jan Burrell |
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| Madeleine Taylor Holmes |
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| Hugh McDermott | ... |
L.G. Moss
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Joyce Perry | ... |
Widow Corman
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| Joseph Wiseman | ... |
Lucas
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| Wilford Brimley | ... |
Marc Corman (uncredited)
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| Claudia Bryar | ... |
Woman Who Yells 'Murderer!' (uncredited)
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Tina Carter | ... |
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Jacqueline Evans | ... |
Saloon Girl (uncredited)
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| Mary Gregory | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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| Conrad Hool | ... |
Razor (uncredited)
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| Lance Hool | ... |
Lon (uncredited)
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| Laila Novak | ... |
Saloon Girl (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Michael Winner | ||
Written by
| Gerald Wilson | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Michael Winner | ... | producer |
Music by
| Jerry Fielding | ||
Cinematography by
| Robert Paynter | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Frederick Wilson | ... | (as Freddie Wilson) |
Editorial Department
| Brian Linsell | ... | first assistant editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Lynn Stalmaster | ||
Production Design by
| Stan Jolley | ||
Art Direction by
| Roberto Silva | ||
| Herbert Westbrook | ||
Set Decoration by
| Ray Moyer | ||
Makeup Department
| Evelina Casas | ... | hairdresser |
| Richard Mills | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Clifton Brandon | ... | production manager |
| Alberto A. Ferrer | ... | production manager (as Alberto Ferrer) |
| Carlos Terron Garcia | ... | production manager (as Carlos Terron) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Michael Dryhurst | ... | assistant director |
| Jaime Contreras | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Malcolm Stamp | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Harry Arbour | ... | construction manager |
Sound Department
| Russ Hill | ... | dialogue editor |
| Terry Rawlings | ... | dubbing editor (as Terence Rawlings) |
| Hugh Strain | ... | sound recordist |
| Manuel Topete | ... | sound recordist (as Manuel Topete Blake) |
Special Effects by
| León Ortega | ... | special effects (as Leon Ortega) |
Stunts
| Tony Epper | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Anthony Troke | ... | camera operator (as Tony Troke) |
| Peter Carmody | ... | clapper loader (uncredited) |
| Doug Fenner | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
| Bob Jordan | ... | focus puller (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Ron Beck | ... | wardrobe |
Location Management
| Timothy Pitt Miller | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| David Whitaker | ... | conductor |
| Jerry Fielding | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
| Dick Lewzey | ... | music recordist (uncredited) |
| Greig McRitchie | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Lennie Niehaus | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Pamela Carlton | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
| Rudy Ugland | ... | chief wrangler |
| 'Chema' Hernandez | ... | head wrangler: Mexico (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1971) (United States) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1971) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1971) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1971) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1971) (France) (theatrical) (as Les Artistes Associés)
- United Artists (1971) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1971) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1971) (Norway) (theatrical)
- CBS (1974) (United States) (tv)
- France Régions 3 (FR3) (1986) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1993) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1993) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1997) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (DVD) (included with "The Unforgiven" and "The Kentuckian" in "3 MGM Movie Collection: Westerns")
- TGG Direct (2011) (United States) (DVD) (included with "Hour of the Gun" and "Day of the Outlaw" in "3 Pack Westerns" for Twentieth Century Fox and MGM Home Entertainment)
- LA7 (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Twilight Time (2017) (World-wide) (Blu-ray)
- WVG Medien (2017) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- WVG Medien (2017) (Germany) (DVD)
- United Artists (1971) (Japan) (theatrical)
- 9Gem (2023) (Australia) (tv)
- ClassicLine (Brazil) (DVD) (as "O Homem da Lei")
- ClassicLine (Brazil) (VHS) (as "O Homem da Lei")
- Fox Video Japan (2004) (Japan) (DVD)
- Gold Western (Brazil) (VHS) (as "Mato em Nome da Lei")
- NHK-BS2 (1992) (Japan) (tv)
- Tubi TV (2021) (United States) (video)
- YouTube (United States) (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Intrada (score album released by) (limited edition)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Studios (DVD package design)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
While passing through the town of Bannock, a bunch of drunken, trail-weary cattlemen go overboard with their celebrating and accidentally kill an old man with a stray shot. They return home to Sabbath unaware of his death. Bannock lawman Jered Maddox later arrives there to arrest everyone involved on a charge of murder. Sabbath is run by land baron Vince Bronson, a benevolent despot, who, upon hearing of the death, offers restitution for the incident. Maddox, however, will not compromise even though small ranchers like Vern Adams are not in a position to desert their responsibilities for a long and protracted trial. Sabbath's marshal, Cotton Ryan, is an aging lawman whose tough reputation rests on a single incident that occurred years before. Ryan admits to being only a shadow of what he once was and incapable of stopping Maddox. Maddox confides to Ryan that Bannock's judicial system is weak and corrupt, and while he's doubtful that anyone he brings back will suffer more than the price of a bribe, he will not be deterred from the unrelenting pursuit of his duty. Initially Bronson appears willing to make concessions, but when his oldest friend Harvey Stenbaugh is killed after deliberately picking a fight with Maddox, Bronson digs in his heels with the rest of the town to resist the relentless lawman. Written by duke1029@aol.com |
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| Taglines | He gave the West justice right up to its neck... then rammed more down its throat. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Some scenes were shot in the same Western location town as Howard Hawks's final film, Rio Lobo (1970). Michael Winner says in his autobiography that the crews of both films met in the middle of the town, as in a Western showdown, but without guns. See more » |
| Goofs | When Maddox (Burt Lancaster) shoots the horse out from under Vernon Adams (Robert Duvall), the man who is thrown from the falling horse has a full head of hair, and is clearly a stunt double. Robert Duvall was totally bald on top in this movie. The stuntman even tries to hide the fact by placing his hand right on top of his head as he comes up, but the full head of hair is still visible. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Lawman (2019). See more » |
| Quotes |
Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox:
I'm a lawman. Do you know what a lawman is, Crowe? He's a killer of men. That's what the job calls for. There are new ways to put it, but it reads the same. That's the difference between us, and it's all the difference I need. See more » |