Hombre

Hombre (1967)

  • 100% of critics liked it
    (12 reviews)

  • 72% of users liked it
    (3,539 ratings)

Yes, Paul Newman is a blue-eyed Indian in Hombre, but this apparent ethnic error is carefully justified in the body of the story. Newman plays a white man who was raised by the Apaches, and ever since has straddled two worlds, feeling truly comfortable in neither. While riding a stagecoach, Newman… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 51 min.
Directed By
Martin Ritt
Written By
Elmore Leonard, Irving Ravetch
Genres
Western, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1967 Wide
On DVD
Jun 4, 2002
20th Century Fox

Critic Reviews

  • Bosley Crowther, New York Times

    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.

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    The performances are uniformly excellent...It's intelligent and has a certain grace as well.

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    Martin Ritt's movie set a new trend in American Westerns in its criticism of the White men and in suggesting that the Native Americans are morally superior.

  • Derek Adams, Time Out

    One of Ritt's best films, with fine performances all round, impressive Death Valley locations, and superlative camerawork from James Wong Howe.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Superior western, with a liberal slant, based on the novel by Elmore Leonard.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Randy T


    Paul Newman is very Eastwood-esque in this classic '60's western that features Fredric March, Martin Balsam and Richard Boone.

  • xGary X


    Paul Newman plays a horse trader raised by the Apache who finds himself the protector of a group of travelers when they are ambushed by outlaws. Obviously another variation on the Stagecoach theme, Hombre instead casts the "Indian" as the anti-hero and the white men as the… More

  • jay n


    Talky western with Newman miscast but doing what he can, Richard Boone as a hissable villian and Frederic March offering a more subtle form of villianry. However the real standout is Diane Cilento as a real tower of strength, an excellent performance. A side note Barbara Rush's… More

  • Deb S


    John 'Hombre' Russel (Paul Newman) is a man raised by the Apaches. When his heritage is discovered by a handful of stage travelers, none of the white folks want to sit next to him he's relegated to sitting out the journey atop the coach next to driver Mendez. During the… More

  • Grifty G


    Enjoyable western, Paul Newman plays a white man raised by Injuns, and kicks some ass. Martin Balsam plays a very convincing Mexican, but the standout performance is Richard Boone, who plays a complete asshole cowboy to end all complete asshole cowboys.

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