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Actors: Clark Gable, Jane Russell, Robert Ryan, Cameron Mitchell
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Tall Men |
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Directed by Raoul Walsh in 1955. Ben and Clint Allison arrive in Montana territory without any money left. They decide then to rob the saloon owner Nathan Stark who offers then them a deal. If they help him guiding 5000 cows from Texas to Montana, he will share with the brothers half of the profit of the operation. Both agree and they head south. A few dozen miles further, they save the life of Nella Turner, a gold prospector who falls in love with Ben Allison. But the young woman doesn't share Ben's dream to buy a ranch in Texas with his future benefit and decides to stick with Nathan Stark who, more ambitious, promises to Nella the whole Montana territory.
In Texas, Nathan buys the cows and Ben hires the cattlemen who are all close friends of him. In Kansas, Ben and his men manage to push back an attack of cattle robbers. While tension is growing between Nathan Stark and Clint Allison, Ben and Nella hardly speak together. Further, the trail has been closed by the army because of the Sioux Oglalas who are at war. Nevertheless, Ben decides to go on with the herd. Clint is soon killed by the Indians.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Tall Men |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 10%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 70%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 19th century
Western
Yes
Kind of western:
- cattle rustling
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- cowboy
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- ample bosom & buttocks (woman)
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- enemy army
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- American Indian
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Texas
- West
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- 8 or more
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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