Coups de feu dans la Sierra
Guns in the Afternoon
Réalisation:
Sam PeckinpahPhotographie:
Lucien BallardMusique:
George BassmanActeurs·trices:
Joel McCrea, Randolph Scott, Mariette Hartley, Ron Starr, James Drury, Edgar Buchanan, R.G. Armstrong, Jenie Jackson, L.Q. Jones, John Anderson (plus)Résumés(1)
Steve Judd, ancien Marshall sur le déclin est engagé par une banque pour ramener de la ville minière de Coarse Gold l’or des prospecteurs. Il s’entoure alors de son ancien partenaire, Gil Westrum et du jeune Heck Longtree pour accomplir sa mission. Mais Judd ne se doute pas que Westrum et Longtree ont pour objectif de dérober l’argent quand l’occasion se présentera… (Warner Bros. Home Ent. FR)
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Critiques (2)
It lacks the dance macabre that would be typical of Peckinpah, but his disillusionment with the Wild West era and somewhat peculiar approach to female characters is already apparent. The film gets off to an unexpectedly slow start, but from the moment it arrives at the gold-mining colony it grabs you and doesn't let go. A minor blemish on the beauty was the hard-to-believe sudden change of Gil Westrum's temper into a man of honour at the very end, but otherwise no complaints.
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A good western always manages to please me, and Sam Peckinpah knew how to make one. He chose characters that were worth it, where the heroes are strong and the villains slimy, but certainly not one-dimensional. The fight for the woman is then made more interesting by the fact that she is not necessarily a beauty, yet they still want to win her over.
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