The Unforgiven (1960)
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One of Hollywood's most famous and acclaimed directors, John Huston guides this western with an unerring hand -- the cast of notable stars is no drawback either. Setting up the story with a series of suspenseful scenes, Huston has a mysterious stranger on horseback come into a small community in… More One of Hollywood's most famous and acclaimed directors, John Huston guides this western with an unerring hand -- the cast of notable stars is no drawback either. Setting up the story with a series of suspenseful scenes, Huston has a mysterious stranger on horseback come into a small community in the Texas Panhandle and then proceed to cause a mini-war. The time is the mid-19th century and there is already antagonism between the white settlers in the community and the local Kiowa Indian nation. The Zachary family is at the crux of the trouble. Matilda (Lillian Gish) is the matriarch who holds a family secret -- her adopted daughter Rachel (Audrey Hepburn) is actually a Kiowa child. There are three brothers in the Zachary family, and one of them, Ben (Burt Lancaster) is obviously in love with Rachel. Another, Cash (Audie Murphy) hates Native Americans, while the youngest (Doug McClure) is there to defend the family when they need it. The stranger on horseback has done the unthinkable, he has made it widely known that Rachel is a Kiowa -- and then the battles begin. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Huston
- Written By
- Alan Le May, Ben Maddow
- Genres
- Western, Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Apr 6, 1960 Wide
- Studio
- United Artists
Critic Reviews
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, Variety
Director John Huston and cameraman Franz Planer have teamed to provide an intelligent use of the medium for eye-pleasing effects...
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Michael W. Phillips, Jr., Goatdog's Movies
This film ... comes draped in the hair shirt of revisionism, but in reality it's an unrepentant throwback to the "good old days" when the only good Indian was a dead Indian.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Considering how Huston and Lancaster have artistic disagreements over filming, it surprisingly still turned out relatively well.
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James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette
Terrific Western with a strong message
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Cast
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Burt Lancaster
as Ben Zachary
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Audrey Hepburn
as Rachel Zachary
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Audie Murphy
as Cash Zachary
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John Saxon
as Johnny Portugal
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Charles Bickford
as Zeb Rawlins
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Lillian Gish
as Matilda Zachary
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Albert Salmi
as Charlie Rawlins
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Joseph Wiseman
as Abe Kelsey
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June Walker
as Hagar Rawlins
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Kipp Hamilton
as Georgia Rawlins
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Arnold Merritt
as Jude Rawlins
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Carlos Rivas
as Lost Bird
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Doug McClure
as Andy Zachary
