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Man in the Shadow

Play trailer Poster for Man in the Shadow 1957,  1h 20m,  Western Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist - - 2 Reviews Tomatometer 80% Fewer than 50 Ratings Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 2 Reviews 80% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
A Texas sheriff (Jeff Chandler) investigates a fatal beating on a modern land baron's (Orson Welles) ranch.

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Lauren Humphries-Brooks Citizen Dame Feb 28, 2020
The starkness of the narrative is part of what makes it so powerful - this is a story of corruption and the way in which the powerful exploit racism and wealth to control the narrative. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jun 19, 2005
B-
A low-rent version of the 1958 Touch of Evil. Go to Full Review
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Anakin G Jan 2, 2019 A 17 year old Mexican boy gets beaten up to death!! We then learn that he may have been accidentally killed because he was associating with the landowner's Virgil Renchler (Orson Welles) daughter named,Skippy played by Colleen Miller. Jeff Chandler as Sheriff Ben Sadler is in charge of the case as he is experiencing conflicts within his his own jurisdiction. See more
George G Feb 26, 2018 One of the best movies I've ever seen. It's a gem that definitely deserves more attention. It has everything you'd ever want out of a drama. Perfection. Clear, concise, and focused. A great meditation on law and order and the sinister power of classism. I cannot recommend this movie enough. See more
Hagrid S Jan 8, 2017 gotta say that is the wrong translation 'man in the shadow' does not translate 2 'sangre en el rancho' which means blood at or on the ranch. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Jack Arnold

Director

Jeff Chandler

Ben Sadler

Orson Welles

Virgil Renchler

Colleen Miller

Skippy Renchler

Ben Alexander

Ab Begley

Barbara Lawrence

Helen Sadler

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Man in the Shadow

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Movie Info

Synopsis A Texas sheriff (Jeff Chandler) investigates a fatal beating on a modern land baron's (Orson Welles) ranch.
Director
Jack Arnold
Producer
Albert Zugsmith
Distributor
MCA/Universal Pictures [us]
Production Co
Universal International Pictures
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 22, 1957, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 20m
Sound Mix
Mono
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