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Hombre
1967 111 min United States of America 12+
★7.6
Western
Director: Martin Ritt
🎭 Based on
«Hombre»
byElmore Leonard
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Description
John Russell, disdained by his "respectable" fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Indians, becomes their only hope for survival when they are set upon by outlaws.
Budget:
$5.86M
Worldwide:
$12M
Starring
Paul Newman
Actor
Fredric March
Actor
Richard Boone
Actor
Awards
3 nominations
Key opinion
Hombre is a revisionist Western that eschews traditional heroics in favor of a gritty, character-driven examination of morality and prejudice. Critics praise its deconstruction of genre tropes and Paul Newman's nuanced performance, though some find the film's cynical tone or narrative pacing to be challenging.
| Acting | Paul Newman delivers a definitive anti-hero performance, portraying John Russell as a complex, morally ambiguous figure who defies standard Western archetypes. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay offers a sharp, biting critique of racism and social hypocrisy, successfully subverting the typical Hollywood glorification of the frontier. | |
| Direction | Martin Ritt’s deliberate, unhurried direction prioritizes psychological depth and sombre mood over standard action-movie pacing. | |
| Theme | The film's tone is polarizing, as its unflinching, cynical perspective on human nature and historical oppression strikes some as profound while others perceive it as overly negative or propagandist. |