Lawman

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Lawman

R,

1971,

1h 38m,

Western

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73%

11 Reviews

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63%

1,000+ Ratings

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73%

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11 Reviews

63%

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1,000+ Ratings

During a drunken spree in the small Wild West town of Bannock, one of a half-dozen workers from a nearby ranch accidentally shoots an innocent man. Bannock's marshal, a righteous man named Jered Maddox (Burt Lancaster), comes to the larger town of Sabbath bearing the dead body of one of the revelers and demands the surrender of the remaining five from sheriff Cotton Ryan (Robert Ryan) and ranch owner Vincent Bronson (Lee J. Cobb), starting a confrontation that threatens to engulf them all.

Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Aug 27, 2021

4/5

Potent stuff.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Oct 23, 2004

2/4

What we're left with is a Western with a lot of sides but no center.

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

Apr 6, 2024

... it’s not so much cynical as sorrowful in its clash of ideals, and never less than clear-eyed in the presentation of harsh frontier realities.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Oct 3, 2021

3.5/4

All of the central characters are refreshingly complex -- few can be strictly defined as "good" or "bad."

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John Mahoney

Los Angeles Free Press

Jan 9, 2020

For the budget and the hoopla and the waste, the technical components of the film are routine, the acting as good as top pros can deliver with an ordinary script and a hypothyroid director.

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Ellie Lucas

From the Front Row

Jun 4, 2019

3/4

Almost presages Unforgiven's elegiac take on the genre's violent implications, acknowledging that just because someone wears a badge doesn't mean they're the hero.

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Albus L

Oct 1, 2018

One of Burt's better Westerns but not his best.

Ron S

Dec 11, 2017

A thoughtful Western that questions whether there is a difference between killing in the name of upholding the law or killing for other reasons such as pride, personal profit or revenge.

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Albus S

Dec 5, 2017

Lawman is an amazing film. It is about a marshal who vows justice against a band of killers. Burt Lancaster and Lee J. Cobb give excellent performances. The script is good but a little slow in places. Michael Winner did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the action. Lawman is a must see.

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Michael Winner

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Burt Lancaster

Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox

Robert Ryan

Sabbath Marshal Cotton Ryan

Lee J. Cobb

Vincent Bronson

Sheree North

Laura Shelby

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Synopsis

During a drunken spree in the small Wild West town of Bannock, one of a half-dozen workers from a nearby ranch accidentally shoots an innocent man. Bannock's marshal, a righteous man named Jered Maddox (Burt Lancaster), comes to the larger town of Sabbath bearing the dead body of one of the revelers and demands the surrender of the remaining five from sheriff Cotton Ryan (Robert Ryan) and ranch owner Vincent Bronson (Lee J. Cobb), starting a confrontation that threatens to engulf them all.

Director: Michael Winner
Producer: Michael Winner
Screenwriter: Gerald Wilson
Production Co: Scimitar Productions
Rating: R (Violent Content)
Genre: Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Runtime: 1h 38m

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