Joe Kidd (1972)
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83% of critics liked it
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50% of users liked it
(7,966 ratings)
In John Sturges'sAmericanized version of Sergio Leone's Man-With-No-Name films, Clint Eastwood is Joe Kidd, a cryptic stranger who arrives in the New Mexican town of Sinola, where Mexican bandito/revolutionary Luis Chama (John Saxon) has organized a peasant revolt against the local… More In John Sturges'sAmericanized version of Sergio Leone's Man-With-No-Name films, Clint Eastwood is Joe Kidd, a cryptic stranger who arrives in the New Mexican town of Sinola, where Mexican bandito/revolutionary Luis Chama (John Saxon) has organized a peasant revolt against the local landowners, who are throwing the poor off land that rightfully belongs to them. When a posse -- financed by wealthy landowner Frank Harlan (Robert Duvall) -- is formed to capture Luis, Kidd is invited to join but prefers to remain neutral. Harlan keeps badgering Kidd to join up, and Kidd finally relents when he finds that Luis's band has raided his own ranch and one of his ranch hands has been injured. The bloodthirsty posse rounds up five Mexicans hostages and threaten to kill them unless Luis surrenders to them. One of the hostages is the attractive Stella Garcia (Helen Sanchez), and Kidd falls in love with her. Harlan notices this and throws Kidd in jail to prevent him from helping Stella and the Mexicans. Kidd decides the position himself as the voice of reason in this nest of disorder. He escapes and saves the Mexican hostages, determined to capture Luis himself and see that he gets a fair trial. But when Kidd captures Luis and delivers him to Sheriff Mitchell (Gregory Walcott), Harlan is in town waiting for him. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Sturges
- Written By
- Elmore Leonard
- Genres
- Western, Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1972 Wide
- Studio
- Universal Studios
Critic Reviews
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
It's still a prime example of a good, sturdy bread-and-butter Western.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Entertaining but senseless.
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Cast
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Clint Eastwood
as Joe Kidd
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Robert Duvall
as Frank Harlan
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John Saxon
as Luis Chama
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Don Stroud
as Lamarr
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Stella Garcia
as Helen Sanchez
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James Wainwright
as Mingo
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Gil Baretto
as Emilio
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Pepe Callahan
as Naco
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Chuck Hayward
as Eljay
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Pepe Hern
as Priest
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Paul Koslo
as Roy
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Lynne Marta
as Elma
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Joaquín Martínez
as Manolo
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Clint Ritchie
as Calvin
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Ron Soble
as Ramon
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Maria Val
as Vita
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Dick Van Patten
as Hotel Manager
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Gregory Walcott
as Mitchell
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John Carter
as Judge