Fraker, and is a damn good picture if taken on its own merit. Screen legends lee marvin prime cut, jack palance ten seconds to hell and jeanne moreau viva maria. Fraker, with lee marvin, jeanne moreau, jack palance, at turner classic movies. The name monte walsh is taken from the title of a 1963 western novel by jack schaefer, but the film has little to do with the plot of schaefers book. Overview of monte walsh, 1970, directed by william a.
But theres a reason monte walsh as good as it often isisnt as wellremembered as true grit. When palance steps off his horse and marries a woman who runs a hardware store, marvin follows suit by proposing to moreau, but he has trouble. An interview with lee marvin roger ebert october 10. Fraker his directorial debut starring lee marvin, jeanne moreau and jack palance. He would only direct three theatrical films and did his best work on this one. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Monte walsh movie lobby card poster 1970 lee marvin western. This caught me completely by surprise and led me to believe that this was a rather hackneyed attempt at increasing the tension. Ranchhand lee marvin title character on his top priority after a winter on the range, rejoining girlfriend martine jeanne moreau, early in monte walsh, 1970. Lee marvin monte walsh jeanne moreau martine bernard jack palance chet rollins mitchell ryan shorty austin jim davis cal brennan john bear hudkins sonny jacobs g. Lee marvin, jeanne moreau, jack palance, mitchell ryan, bo hopkins, william a. Tom selleck is just grand as monte getting a bit old for broncobusting, but still full of pissandvinegar.
And so monte walsh, 50ish, thinks in a rather disorganized way of getting into some other line of work and maybe even getting married. Monte walsh monte walsh 1970 paint your wagon ben rumson 1969. As barbed wire and railways steadily eliminate the need for the cowboy, monte and his friends are left with fewer and fewer options. I didnt get my hair cut for two movies, and it got a little long. The great majority of students are not aware of the classics or these movies i recommend. This bluray transfer is beautiful,it has a few grainy moments,but by and large it is stunning picture quality,sound too,the transfer is a tribute to the film itself. While wayne in true grit alludes to a man known to pay attention to a lewd woman, monte walsh shows marvin actually doing so, keeping company with a prostitute played by jeanne moreau. Jan 17, 2003 the first film of monte walsh was a great little picture, with a nice uncharacteristic role for jack palance as monte s pal chet. Facing a changing landscape where barbed wire and railways replace the freedom of the open range, monte walsh marvin and his fell.
Monte walsh is one of the greatest american cowboy stories ever written, and the original movie with lee marvin and jack palance is superb. Two aging cowboys, monte walsh lee marvin and chet rollins jack palance, ride into the town of harmony after spending the winter as linemen for a ranch that no longer exists. Monte walsh lee marvin is an aging cowboy facing the final days of the wild west era. Monte walsh movie lobby card poster 1970 lee marvin.
Lee marvin was one of the most prolific and celebrated american actors. New work opportunities are available to them, but the. Monte walsh 1970 allmovie movies and films database. Monte walsh is not just a western or a cowboy movie. At the end of the wild west era, cowboys monte walsh lee marvin and chet rollins jack palance arrive in the town of harmony, where they reconnect with their old friend shorty austin mitch ryan. Monte walsh 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. With lee marvin as monte, jack palance as chet, jeanne moreau as martine, and an ace roster of supporting character actors g. Thats how authentic a western we made when we made monte walsh.
Monte, a friend says to lee marvin, do you realize how many cowpunchers there were out here 10 years ago. The script is nearly wordforword identical to the original and a lot of setups and shots are the same as well, but selleck plays a much more amiable and kind walsh, to the point that some of the harsher lines. Monte walsh 1970 lee marvin dvd in 2020 monte walsh. I found it interesting they considered the job of riding fence. New work opportunities are available to them, but the freedom of the open prairie is what they long for. Monte walsh is the debut feature of cameramanturneddirector william a. Finally, fraker informed marvin that monte walsh would not contain a single frame of film in which the lead actor was smashed. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Marvin was more involved in the production than any in his past. Monte walsh lee marvin and his pal chet rollins jack palance are two over the hill cowboys seeking work in the town of harmony, arizona in the final days of the old west. Monte walsh cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Based on a novel by jack schaefer writer of shane, and previously filmed theatrically in 1970, the madeforcable monte walsh is the stilltimely saga of a dying way of life. In fact, monte walsh tells a story that is universal in its own theme. Film homage, jack palance, monte walsh, 1970, old tucson, arizona lee marvin s costar in monte walsh was jack palance 19192006, who had played the evil gunslinger, jack wilson, in shane.
The movie has little to do with the plot of schaefers book. Corporations are buying up huge tracts of land and fencing them in, driving openrange cowboys, like marvin and palance, to near extinction. Find movie and film cast and crew information for monte walsh 1970 william a. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english. Winner of an academy, bafta, golden globe and nbr award, marvin was known for his distinctive style and husky voice. Monte walsh is an aging cowboy facing the ending days of the wild west era. Fraker avec lee marvin page 2 western movies saloon forum the absolute best historically accurate westerns true west magazine monte walsh lee marvin and jack palance as two old cowboys in a changing west. Fraker, for whom barry later scored the legend of the lone ranger, the film features authentic locations. Theres a fair amount of gunplay, yes, and marvin has a wellstaged action scene where he tries to tame a bronco and succeeds in destroying half a town. Fraker his directorial debut starring lee marvin, jeanne moreau and.
At the end of the wild west era, cowboys monte walsh lee marvin and chet rollins jack palance arrive in the town of harmony, where they reconnect with. View cd page at fsm site more details two decades before dances with wolves, john barry scored monte walsh 1970, a character study of aging cowboys lee marvin and jack palance who face the end of their way of life in the 1880s. Manager cal brennan jim davis tells them during the winter all the ranches went under and that an eastern financial group, with a different idea on how to run a. What marine recruits go through in boot camp earning the title making marines on parris island duration. Monte walsh tom selleck and his friends are cowboys and bronco busters, plying their trade in the wyoming territory of 1892. Monte walsh 1970 western mit lee marvin full episode youtube. Marvin insisted that he was fine and knew his dialogue. Our version of the sunset monte movie hat from monte walsh 2003 one of the best tom sellick westerns, 2003 monte walsh, is a new version of a fine western film from the 1960s that starred lee marvin, and jack palance. Fraker starring lee marvin, jeanne moreau and jack palance. Facing a changing landscape where barbed wire and railways replacethe freedom of the open range, monte walsh marvin and his fellow cowboys consider new work opportunities, toy with the idea of settling down, and draw their pistols for one last showdown. Monte walsh 1970 30x40 movie poster lee marvin cowboy western. Someone has posted the 1970 version of monte walsh on you tube, so naturally, i checked it out. Monte walsh is set at the same psychological moment in the west, but it takes a quieter and, on the whole, more thoughtful approach. Monte walsh and chet rollins are longtime cowhands, working whatever.
The script is nearly wordforword identical to the original original screenwriters david zelag goodman and lukas heller are credited and a lot of setups and shots are the same as well, but selleck plays a much. Lee marvin and jack palance in monte walsh 1970 lee marvin and jim davis in monte walsh 1970 lee marvin and jack palance in monte. May 30, 2014 monte walsh, lee marvin 1970 i just finished watching, for possibly the tenth time, but certainly not for the last, the 1970 western, monte walsh. Monte walsh 2005 cast and crew at the end of the wild west era, cowboys monte walsh lee marvin and chet rollins jack palance arrive in the town of. Monte walsh 1970 western from cinema center films directed by william fraker starring lee marvin jeanne moreau jack palance mitchell ryan jim davis g. I recommend monte walsh lee marvin and big wednesday a surfer movie an english writing class could find these of value, more so for modern students then perhaps many of the established masterpieces. Fraker, though, argued that marvin knew everybodys dialogue he always did but was still so plastered he actually appeared crosseyed. Starring lee marvin, jeanne moreau, jack palance, mitchell ryan and jim davis. Monte walsh, starring lee marvin, jeanne moreau, and jack palance monte walsh 2003 film, a remake of the earlier movie, starring tom selleck, isabella rossellini and keith carradine this article includes a list of related items that share the same name or similar names. They take a job at the ranch of cal brennan jim davis and meet an old friend shorty mitch ryan. He and his friend chet rollins jack palance, another longtime cowhand, work at whatever ranch work comes their way, but nothing they cant do from a horse. He was a friend of william fraker, the cinematographer who stunningly filmed marvin s boxoffice bomb, paint your wagon, the year before monte and marvin encouraged him to make his directorial debut. Marvin first began as a supporting actor doing war characters or villainous roles, his debut being in youre in the navy now.
In monte walsh he portrayed a gentle cowboy who ended up clerking in a general store. Its a movie about cowboys and that point make all the difference. Monte walsh is taken from the title of a 1963 western novel by jack schaefer. Lee marvin full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. I have waited for years for this movie to be available on dvd, and finally it is available. Anyhow, this is certainly one of the best western movies to date. Monty walsh lee marvin a veteran cowboy sees declining the ending days of wild west era and the transition to a new century where horses are left. See more ideas about lee marvin, western movies and monte walsh. Still, its instructive to watch marvin in the context of. Monte walsh is an alltime classic western,maybe lee marvin,s best performance,a poignant story of an ageing cowboy. Monte walsh, the movie 1970, was directed by the great cinematographer, william a.
As railway and barbed wire hardly eliminate the need for the cowboys who are yearning the freedom of the open prairie. Lee marvin and jack palance are middleaged ranch hands struggling to make a living in a rapidly changing world. In the 1970 lee marvin western, monte walsh, the eponymous protagonist learns rather suddenly that his woman, martine, is dead. The song played over the opening credits is the good times are comin by mama cass, with music and lyrics by john barry and ha. Monte walsh 1970 hollywood legends lee marvin, jack palance, jeanne moreau, mitchell ryan, and jim david star in this gripping saga that covers the tumultuous final days of the old west. Set in wyoming and filmed in alberta, canada, monte walsh is a remake of the 1970 theatrical film monte walsh, starring lee marvin. Spradlin, jim davis, bo hopkins, mitch ryan, matt clark, billy green. The movie doesnt explain that but i admit her always luminous presence adds to the allure of this cast. At the end of the wild west period, cowboys monte walsh lee marvin and chet rollins jack palance reach the town of harmony, where they recombine with their old pal shorty austin mitch ryan. Mckee petey williams michael conrad dally johnson bo hopkins jumpin joe joslin matt clark rufus brady allyn ann mclerie mary eagle john mcliam. Monte walsh is what the west was all about monte walsh is an aging cowboy facing the ending days of the wild west era.
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