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The Man from Laramie (1955)

Western | 103 minutes
3,55 195 votes

Genre: Western

Duration: 103 minuten

Country: United States

Directed by: Anthony Mann

Stars: James Stewart, Donald Crisp and Arthur Kennedy

IMDb score: 7,3 (12.554)

Releasedate: 19 August 1955

The Man from Laramie plot

"The man you'll never forget!"

Will Lockhart (James Stewart) is the man from Laramie who sets out in New Mexico in search of his brother's murderer. His brother was shot by Apaches armed with automatic rifles. Will is looking for the man who sold these weapons to the Indians. His suspicions quickly turn to the son of a wealthy cattle rancher who terrorizes both the town and the surrounding area.

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Will Lockhart

Alec Waggoman

Barbara Waggoman

Dave Waggoman

Kate Canaday

Charley O'Leary

Chris Boldt

Frank Darrah

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scorsese

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Excellent film in which a man comes to deliver goods in a small town. Just a good, old-fashioned western with a good story. The relationships between the different characters are especially well developed. The umpteenth and last collaboration of James Stewart and Anthony Mann is perhaps their best.

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Bobbejaantje

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James Stewart is a man on a mission and he hails from Laramie. That much is certain from the start, and as viewers we gradually get to process more and more pieces of the puzzle. The action is intertwined with believable psychology of the characters.
In addition to James Stewart, I especially find an interesting role for Arthur Kennedy, who is not what he seems to be at first sight. In the finale, he probably shouldn't have helped push the wagon into the abyss with guns anyway, but maybe he was suffering from the adrenaline (and the filmmakers wanted a satisfying ending to the movie).

Beautifully shot by Mann & co in the wide landscapes of New Mexico; lovers of long shots will get their money's worth here.
Also kudos to George Dunning's tasteful score. Second score I hear from him and he seems like someone who succeeds in supporting a film without the music necessarily having to attract attention.

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Dievegge

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A Western often begins with a stranger riding into a Wild West town. James Stewart, dressed in a dented cowboy hat and red neckerchief, plays such an outsider. From Laramie, Wyoming, he's headed south because he has a score to settle.

You can respect the local landowner Alec, because he built something with his own hands. His son Dave, on the other hand, is a clumsy fighter. Vic is more cunning, but turns out to be at least as big a bastard. Will Lockhart realizes that heroism is not a matter of bravado and violence, but of thinking and standing up for soft values. He only uses a weapon for self-defense, and he doesn't kill anyone.

There are several great supporting roles, but the most notable is that of John War Eagle. According to IMDB, he was born in Leicestershire, but more likely he was a Sioux from South Dakota. The Indians are not presented as primitive savages. A distinction is made between the peaceful Pueblos and the warlike Apaches. An interesting point is that supplying weapons can be a greater crime than pulling the trigger. The repeating rifle, which allowed for a faster succession of shots, became widespread during the American Civil War.

CinemaScope's wide screen format and use of panshots allowed for a wide, panoramic view of New Mexico's rock formations and dry vegetation. In other scenes, the clever lighting is striking, using shadows, smoke and fire. Bird's or frog's eye view makes someone appear smaller or taller, depending on his dominance. The symphonic music of George Duning has a rich variety of timbres.

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