Tall stranger is based on a novel by the prolific louis lamour. Very admirably, although many of the characters are goodnatured, there is no sentimentality in the movie until suddenly, out of the blue, comes a moment of real sentimentality and it works. Essentially a film about people discovering that life is largely meaningless and that delusions keep us happy and willing to move on, the film is pretty bleak and cynical. A film written and directed by woody allen starring antonio banderas, josh brolin, anthony hopkins, gemma jones, freida pinto, lucy punch and naomi watts. The tall stranger 1957 cast and crew union vet ned joel mccrea, gunned down by some tough cattle rustlers, comes to in a wagon train under the care of kindly widow ellen virginia mayo.
In many ways, you will meet a tall dark stranger finds filmmaker woody allen in fine form. Read the the tall stranger movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. The tall stranger 1957 approved 1h 21min western 17 november 1957 usa back from the civil war, an exyankee officer aids a wagon train of former confederates settle in a prosperous valley marred by cattlerustling and landgrabbing feuds. A filmed version starred joel mccrea and virginia mayo. In fact, ads for the tall stranger sold the current film as savagely written by the author of hondo. Cyninflicks today oct 2011 i had to have this film added in order to check it its not the best flick, but i cant believe it wasnt already here. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. You will meet a tall dark stranger 2010 rotten tomatoes. With dick powell, paula raymond, adolphe menjou, marshall thompson. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the tall stranger near you. Back from the civil war, an exyankee officer aids a wagon train of former confederates settle in a prosperous valley marred by cattlerustling and landgrabbing feuds.
This is much, much, better than what the critics say. Mccreas work in westerns is not as celebrated as that of john wayne, gary cooper and james stewart, but to. The tall stranger joel mccrea virginia mayo barry kelley 1957 a union veteran joel mccrea joins southern homesteaders against outlaws on his half brothers barry kelley land. The film stars domhnall gleeson, ruth wilson, will poulter, and charlotte rampling. Overview of the tall stranger, 1957, directed by thomas carr, with joel mccrea, virginia mayo, barry kelley, at turner classic movies. The outriders 1950 official trailer joel mccrea, arlene dahl movie hd. Joel mccrea essays the title role in this moody little western. Released 1957, the tall stranger stars joelmccrea, virginiamayo, barrykelley, michaelansara the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 21 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. The dialogue is strong, the editing is crisp, the pacing natural. May 14, 2012 from the album tall dark stranger released july 21, 1969. The tall stranger is a 1957 american western film directed by thomas carr and starring joel mccrea, virginia mayo and barry kelley. The tall stranger western 1957 joel mccrea, virginia mayo. Tall dark stranger is a celebration of life in all its randomness and unpredictability. The tall stranger 1957 joel mccrea full length western movie.
A union soldier returns to his western home at the end of the civil war and finds himself caught in the middle of a land war between his greedy halfbrother and a wagon train of confederate homesteaders. The tall stranger 1957 dvd region one playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. The tall strangerjoel mccrea, virginia mayo, barry kelley, michael. The tall stranger was an early adaptation of one of louis lamours bestselling tales of the old west. The tall stranger is an enjoyable cinemascope color western starring joel mccrea. Mccrea is a union officer wounded in battle, who joins up with a. You will meet a tall dark stranger finds veteran director woody allen on autopilot. The historical fact of a possible assassination attempt on the presidentelect abraham lincoln makes the movie very interesting. Mar 11, 2018 more behind the scenes the sacketts allstar western miniseries. A little romance, some sex, some treachery and apart from that, a few laughs. Woody allens you will meet a tall dark stranger falls into the passable, discernibly woodylike, but certainly not one of the best, woody allen films. The gun fights are noisy and the fist fights are savage. It was written in 1957 and first published by gold medal books.
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You will meet a tall dark stranger is a 2010 englishlanguage spanishamerican coproduction comedydrama film written and directed by woody allen and starring antonio banderas, josh brolin, anthony hopkins, gemma jones, freida pinto, lucy punch, naomi watts, roger ashtongriffiths and pauline collins. You will meet a tall dark stranger 2010 directed by woody. The drama comes from a fictitious new york police sergeant discovering the plot and boarding the last train to washington, dc, to protect the new president to be. Set in 1948, the plot follows a doctor who visits an old house where his mother used to work, only to. The movie itself is excellent plenty of action and good acting. It is a grown up film about grown ups making bad choices and having to live with them. The tall target is a 1951 american film noir crime film directed by anthony mann and starring dick powell, paula raymond and adolphe menjou. The lives of a group of people whose passions, ambitions and anxieties force them all into.
You will meet a tall dark stranger full movie youtube. Ramrod 1947 joel mccrea, veronica lake full length western movie stars. The tall stranger is a western novel by louis lamour. The tall stranger 1957 the tall stranger 1957 user. With joel mccrea, virginia mayo, barry kelley, michael pate. Free wallpapers download of the tall stranger movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section. A new york city detective, traveling by train between new york and baltimore, tries to foil an onboard plot to assassinate presidentelect abraham lincoln before he reaches baltimore to give a major preinauguration speech in 1861. Released 1957, the tall stranger stars joel mccrea, virginia mayo, barry kelley, michael ansara the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 21 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. His first screen success had come with john waynes hondo in 1953. Written by christopher knopf, based on the novel by louis lamour. It is based on the novel of the same name by louis lamour. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the tall stranger with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Powell stars as a police sergeant who tries to stop the assassination of abraham lincoln at a train stop as lincoln travels to his inauguration.
You will meet a tall dark stranger full full movie, you will meet a tall dark stranger full full movie streaming you will meet a tall dark stranger full movie engsub watch you will meet a tall. It is about the grass always seeming greener elsewhere. This 1957 film stars joel mccrea, virginia mayo, barry kelley, michael ansara, whit bissell, michael pate, leo gordon, james dobson and ray teal. And the actings superb especially the believably unraveling watts. For the occasion, the long short story was republished as a paperback. The tall stranger 1957 joel mccrea full length western movie joel mccrea, virginia mayo, barry kelley director. Carr on allmovie a very fine western that seems to have flown. The tall stranger, he was near the end of his moviedirecting career. Tall stranger western, adventure, action, classics, drama movie 1957 in the postcivil war colorado territory, a rancher rescued from death by a wagontrain demonstrates his gratitude by guiding the train to the newlyopened land. This routine wagontrain western is mainly of interest for reuniting the stars of raoul walshs colorado territory, joel mccrea and virginia mayo. The tall stranger pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released the tall stranger pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. These hard to find movies are well worth having in your library. The tall stranger 1957 western joel mccrea, virginia. The tall stranger 1957 union vet ned joel mccrea, gunned down by some tough cattle rustlers, comes to in a wagon train under the care of kindly widow ellen virginia mayo.
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