Anthony Perkins, Betsy Palmer, Henry Fonda
Anthony Mann made some of the greatest Westerns of the 1950s, all in partnership with James Stewart. Perhaps needing to prove himself as his own man, in 1957 Mann dropped out of Night Passage...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 11, 2004
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Flixster Reviews (59)
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January 19, 2008Fonda and Perkins work off of one another surprisingly well. Fonda is clearly the more comfortable western actor, but it actually works that Perkins seems out of genre since he is the one who must learn to fit the role of a wild west sheriff.
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July 14, 2007Talky soul-searching western that works because of the chemistry of it's two stars, a grizzled Henry Fonda , and a distinctly non-Psycho-tic Anthony Perkins.
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April 21, 2008Great flix. Fonda as a Bounty Hunter and Perkins as a tenderfoot sheriff, and Fonda teaches Perkins how to be a smart,tough, and expirenced sheriff/gunfighter. I am really surprised this hasn't been remade.
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July 14, 2009Great western with another amazing performance from Henry Fonda. I am also getting to understand that Anthony Perkins was more than just the Norman Bates guy. He is solid in this film. Overall, love the way the film was made and enjoyed the pacing a lot. Simple, well crafted west...( read more)
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September 17, 2008A very solid Western movie with two good performances from the main actors. I am a big fan of Anthony Perkins and after reading his book I really appreciated him as a person and not just an actor. You can see why he wasn't so popular and why Psycho and Norman Bates were always go...( read more)
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May 12, 2008I'm not a big fan of westerns in general, but there are a few I appreciate that have a little more to them than just gunfighting and barfighting. "The Tin Star" is one of them. Henry Fonda and Anthony Perkins both give good performances as the aging bounty hunter and the temporar...( read more)
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December 15, 2007Classic western starring Henry Fonda, as a bounty hunter that befriends a struggling young lawman
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June 15, 2007I especially like the scene where Tony Perkins figures out what it takes to be a sheriff in facing down a mob.
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