Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Scanialara You won't be disappointed!

Pluskylang Great Film overall

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

arthur_tafero A lot of good actors in this one. Gregory Peck leads the way as the relentless manhunter who wants revenge for his murdered wife. Also good in the film is Joan Collins, who is not bad as a "friend" (I need more friends like Joan Collins). Henry Silva gives a fine performance, as does Albert Salmi (who was called Salami by his childhood friends). Lee Van Cleef is usually good, but I cant picture him as a whiner. The only miscast member is Stephen Boyd, as a sex maniac; a role I did not find believable. The story starts slowly, but picks up steam, and there is a great twist ending which I will not reveal. One of the best vigilante films of all time.

Wuchak RELEASED in 1958 and directed by Henry King, "The Bravados" stars Gregory Peck as Jim Douglas, a grim, laconic man chasing four outlaws who raped & murdered his wife and finds them in a Southwest jail slated to be hanged come morning, but they escape to Mexico as he leads a posse in pursuit. The thugs are played by Stephen Boyd, Lee Van Cleef, Henry Silva & Albert Salmi while Joan Collins and Kathleen Gallant are on hand in the feminine department.Peck is effective as the one-note brooding protagonist. The score by Lionel Newman is surprisingly good for a 50's Western, a decade known for some hopelessly hokey Western credits' songs and scores. It's interesting seeing Joan when she was so young (24 during filming) and Gallant is winsomely ravishing (no wonder Boyd's wicked character was so enamored with her). The film influenced other movies, like "Bandolero!" (1968), "Death Wish" (1974), and Sergio Leone's Eastwood trilogy (and Spaghetti Westerns in general), although Leone of course exchanged realistic characters for cartoony caricatures. The entire first act of "Bandolero!" was taken from this film, although it had an amusing edge while "The Bravados" is deadly serious from beginning to end, which is good (it IS very realistic); but this also makes it somewhat tedious and I can see why some people don't like it. While there's an enlightening twist at the end, "The Bravados" isn't up there with Peck's best Westerns, like "Duel in the Sun" (1946) and "The Big Country" (1958); and it's not as entertaining as "How the West was Won" (1962) or the comic booky "MacKenna's Gold" (1969), but it definitely superior to the somewhat tiresome "The Stalking Moon" (1968). THE MOVIE RUNS 98 minutes and was shot entirely in Mexico. WRITERS: Philip Yordan (script) & Frank O'Rourke (novel). ADDITIONAL CAST: Herbert Rudley & Ken Scott play the Sheriff and Deputy while Andrew Duggan appears as the padre. GRADE: BADDITIONAL COMMENTARY ***SPOILER ALERT*** (Don't read unless you've seen the film)Douglas (Peck) did not mistakenly kill three honorable law-abiding citizens; after all, they were sentenced to execution for robbing a bank and murdering the teller. In fact, as a member of a lawfully organized posse he was legally authorized to slay them. The message is not that Douglas did the wrong thing, but rather that he did the right thing for the wrong reason based on naively trusting his neighbor's false information.

weezeralfalfa This is a story about an extreme case of irony, as well as the sometimes fine line between justice(trial and punishment via the justice system) and revenge(trial and punishment carried out by vigilante status). 4 men(The gang of 4) scheduled to be hanged in the morning for the murder of a bank teller and attempted robbery are set free by a phony executioner who weasels his way into the jail supposedly to size up his charge, but disabling the sheriff, allowing them to escape. The real executioner had traveled from another town, and apparently was murdered by the phony on his way. Apparently, no one in this town knew the looks of the real executioner(very surprising), so why the phony was successful. The phony timed his jail visit to coincide with a special evening Catholic church, to which nearly everyone in the town attended, thus clearing the way for the Gang of 4 to escape through town. Soon, a posse is organized to hunt them down. Gregory Peck(as Douglas)joins this posse, but often hunts alone. He is especially intent on killing these men because they presumably raped and killed his wife and stole his life savings in a bag. Were they seen or heard killing his wife? no. He was told they were riding around the vicinity approximately when she was killed. This should have been a warning that the case against them was not definitive. That should have been a warning that he should be conservative in assuming their guilt. Late in the film, Douglas comes upon a combination of oral and physical evidence that apparently they were not the killers of his wife. In fact, the one of the 4 still alive at that point relates evidence that one of them(Stephen Boyd, as Zachary) shot and killed the real killer for reasons of greed and privacy in raping the woman hostage. The whole story of tangled happenings and motives turns into a case of extreme irony. Douglas is more than shocked that he apparently has killed 3 men who were not responsible for his wife's death or robbery. He goes to the town cathedral and prays for forgiveness, and discusses the matter with the priest, who reminds him that he was legally justified in killing these men, as he was part of an official posse with authority to bring them back dead or alive. But, this does not immediately satisfy him, as he killed them not for what they had been convicted of, but rather for their assumed, but not proved, guilt in killing his wife.Question: What happened to Lujan, the only one of the 4 that Douglas didn't kill, and provided the key to solving the mystery? He was still an escaped fugitive from justice. Apparently, it was felt this was not of sufficient interest to the audience to pursue?Question: Why did Emma suddenly run out of the cathedral during the evening church service to her shop, which just happened to be where the Gang of 4 decided to hide after their jail break and before they found some horses to ride? Also, was their initial reason for kidnapping her to exchange her for safe passage to Mexico, or to satisfy their lust, or both?Joan Collins plays Josefa: an old girl friend of Douglas, who wants to be reinstated as such, upon learning that his wife had died. She is often criticized as being too demure and non-Latino in looks and speech to make a believable Latino ranch manager. This didn't bother me. Stephen Boyd, Lee Van Cleef, Albert Sami, and Henri Silva played the Gang of 4. Andrew Duggan played the padre, who soothed Douglas' conscience. Kathleen Gallant played Emma.See it on YouTube

ma-cortes Pleasant classic Western with magnificent Gregory Peck who steals the show as a merciless revenger gunfighter . He is relentless in his vengeance , deadly in his violence but he learns that he has become no better than those he hunts . A Hollywood production full of action , exaggerated characters , shootouts and lots of violence . For revenge, he doesn't care why he kills or how ¡ ... . An errant Jim Douglas (Gregory Peck) sees the atrocity over his family and executes a single-handedly revenge, as he ravages and murders each person involved in his vendetta . Douglas has been relentlessly pursuing the four outlaws (Albert Salmi , Henry Silva , Stephen Boyd and Lee Van Cleef) who killed his wife, but finds them in prison about to be hanged . But the prisoners escape and villagers enlist Douglas' aid to capture them . The conflict is a simple one between avenger Douglas and oppressors, nasties bandits commanded by cruel Bill Zachary (Stephen Boyd) . Douglas along with a posse set out in pursuit the outlaws and he faces the vicious bandits.It's an exciting western with breathtaking showdown between the protagonist Gregory Peck against four heartless bandits . In the film premiere attained success , nowadays is well valued and I think it turns out to be a good classic Western. The picture is fleshed out with a marvelous cast as Gregory Peck who is excellent as a good father turned revenger . Nice too is Henry Silva as the brash Mexican young gun and Andrew Duggan as the amiable Padre . Joan Collins gives a good performance as Jim's former girlfriend , she does a well measured portrayal of a woman who still loves her previous sweetheart and who promises to leave with him which ultimately can never be . Stephen Boyd as a cruelly baddie role also is terrific . The film packs violence , gun-play , high body-count and it's fast moving and quite entertaining. There is plenty of action in the movie , guaranteeing some shootouts or stunts every few minutes . This is a dark downbeat story of an avenger gunfighter perfectly performed by Gregory Peck told with genuine realism and honesty . Stylishly written by prestigious by Philip Yordan-Johnny Guitar- , the screenplay was based on an original story by Frank O'Rourke. The movie was directed with a positive flair by Henry King . There are many fine technicians and nice assistants as Lyle Wheeler and Walter Scott in charge of Art Direction and Set Direction respectively . Good production design creating an excellent scenario with luminous outdoors, dirty and rocky landscapes under a glimmer sun and a fine sets on the Mexican landscapes . The musician Lionel Newman composes a nice soundtrack and well conducted , being helped by the maestros Hugo Friedhofer and Alfred Newman , tough uncredited ; it's full of agreeable sounds, and a haunting musical leitmotif . Sharply photographed with striking cinematography by Leon Shamroy in Technicolor, Techniscope with negative well processed and outdoor sequences filmed in Jalisco, Mexico Morelia, Michoacán,St Jose Perua mountains, Mexico.Henry King 's direction is well crafted , here he's less thought-provoking and broody and more inclined toward violence and too much action , because he's a expert on compelling Adventure/Western genre . Henry King directed other classic Western as ¨ Jesse James(1939)¨and ¨The gunfighter(1950)¨ with Peck again . Koster was specialist on Adventure genre as proved in ¨Untamed , Captain King , Captain of Castilla , Black Swan , Stanley and Livingstone ¨and many others . Rating : Better than average . Worthwhile watching .