Man of the West

Man of the West

IN THE ROLE THAT FITS HIM LIKE A GUN FITS A HOLSTER! GARY COOPER as the MAN OF THE WEST

Directed by Anthony Mann

Produced by Ashton Productions, Walter Mirisch Productions

1958100 min6.6 / 10

A tense Western about a reformed outlaw forced to confront his violent past when stranded with innocents at his old gang's hideout.

Heading east to Fort Worth to hire a schoolteacher for his frontier town home, Link Jones is stranded with singer Billie Ellis and gambler Sam Beasley when their train is held up. For shelter, Jones leads them to his nearby former home, where he was brought up an outlaw. Finding the gang still living in the shack, Jones pretends to be ready to return to a life crime.

Questions people ask

  • Is Man of the West scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Man of the West violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Is Man of the West sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Does Man of the West end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Man of the West easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

33/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity21

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise32

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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