Lawman (1971)
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80% of critics liked it
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48% of users liked it
(1,664 ratings)
In Lawman, Burt Lancaster is Jered Maddox, a dedicated marshal with an inflexible adherence to upholding the law at all costs. Riding into a nearby town to pick up a group of local carousers who, during a drunken spree, killed an old man, Maddox meets up with Vincent Bronson (Lee J. Cobb). Bronson… More In Lawman, Burt Lancaster is Jered Maddox, a dedicated marshal with an inflexible adherence to upholding the law at all costs. Riding into a nearby town to pick up a group of local carousers who, during a drunken spree, killed an old man, Maddox meets up with Vincent Bronson (Lee J. Cobb). Bronson is the local town boss, and Maddox discovers that the men he is looking for work for him. Unlike most western heavies, Maddox, although he is powerful and unscrupulous, abhors violence. But violence is something Maddox cultivates. A major confrontation between the reluctant Bronson and the intransigent Maddox builds -- particularly when Maddox enlists the help of weak-willed local sheriff Cotton Ryan (Robert Ryan). ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Michael Winner
- Written By
- Gerald Wilson
- Genres
- Western, Action & Adventure, Classics
PG,
- In Theaters
- Aug 4, 1971 Wide
- Studio
- MGM Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
... wannabe thoughtful Western.
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Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Slow but sure oater with stoic Lancaster.
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Scott Weinberg, Apollo Guide
If you're a fan of westerns or you simply enjoy your action movies presented with some deeper concepts than "kill 'em all," this forgotten little flick is worth a look.
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Cast
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Burt Lancaster
as Jered Maddox
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Robert Ryan
as Cotton Ryan
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Lee J Cobb
as Vincent Bronson
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Sheree North
as Laura Shelby
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Joseph Wiseman
as Lucas
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Robert Duvall
as Vernon Adams
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John Beck
as Jason Bronson
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Walter Brooke
as Luther Harris
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Richard Bull
as Dusaine
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J.D. Cannon
as Hurd Price
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Robert Emhardt
as Hersham
- Roy Engel
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Lou Frizzell
as Cobden
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John Hillerman
as Totts
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Hugh McDermott
as Moss
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John McGiver
as Mayor Sam Bolden
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Albert Salmi
as Harvey Stenbaugh
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Charles Tyner
as Minister
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Richard Jordan
as Crowe Wheelwright
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Ralph Waite
as Jack Dekker
- Jan Burrell
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William Watson
as Choctaw Lee
- Madeleine Taylor Holmes
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Bill Brimley
as Marc Corman
- Wilford Brimley
