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Silent Tongue

Play trailer Poster for Silent Tongue PG-13,  1994,  1h 42m,  Western Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 36% 14 Reviews Tomatometer 46% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
36% Tomatometer 14 Reviews 46% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
A man (Richard Harris) returns to a charlatan's (Alan Bates) Old West medicine show to kidnap the sister of his son's dead wife.

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Glenn Kenny Entertainment Weekly Apr 21, 2015
C
The lone lure of this supernatural Western is a truly possessed performance by River Phoenix in his last completed role. Go to Full Review
Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times Apr 21, 2015
An alternately infuriating and exhilarating example of the Western as an art film. Go to Full Review
John Petrakis Chicago Tribune Apr 21, 2015
3/4
A strangely satisfying and challenging piece of work, one that illustrates how elements of cinema, literature and theater can work in tandem, thanks to a recipe that is one part Poe and two parts Shakespeare. Go to Full Review
Adrian Turner Radio Times Apr 21, 2015
2/5
Most viewers will wonder what the heck it all means. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Sam Shepard

Director

Alan Bates

Eamon McCree

Richard Harris

Prescott Roe

Dermot Mulroney

Reeves McCree

River Phoenix

Talbot Roe

Sheila Tousey

Awbonnie

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Silent Tongue

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Movie Info

Synopsis A man (Richard Harris) returns to a charlatan's (Alan Bates) Old West medicine show to kidnap the sister of his son's dead wife.
Director
Sam Shepard
Producer
Carolyn Pfeiffer, Ludi Boeken
Screenwriter
Sam Shepard
Production Co
Canal+
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 2, 2013
Runtime
1h 42m
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