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21/06/1957 Western 1h 28m
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Two of today's most publicized personalities Anthony Perkins and Jack Palance teamed in a great outdoor drama!

Overview

Aging gunslinger Jacob Wade hopes to settle down with his estranged son, but his old enemies have other plans for him. Gunslinger Jacob Wade finds his long-abandoned son Riley, now a young man who hates his father but has nowhere else to go. Hoping to settle down, Jacob finds no town will have him. They end at Monolith, the ranch of Jacob's former girlfriend Ada, to whom he had no intention of returning. A mustang hunt finds Riley himself attracted to the shapely Ada...and Jacob having trouble with his eyesight. And his visions of a quiet life are doomed by the re-appearance of enemies from his past...

  1. Henry Levin

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Jack Palance

    Jacob Wade

  2. Anthony Perkins

    Riley Wade

  3. Neville Brand

    King Fisher

  4. Robert Middleton

    Ben Ryerson

  5. Elisha Cook Jr.

    Willie

  6. Claude Akins

    Blackburn

  7. Lee Van Cleef

    Faro

  8. Harry Shannon

    Dr. Fisher

  9. James Bell

    Judge Hart

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2017-05-17
Breaking Horses, Hearts and Boys.

The Lonely Man is directed by Henry Levin and written by Harry Essex and Robert Smith. It stars Jack Palance, Anthony Perkins, Elaine Aiken, Neville Brand, Robert Middleton, Elisha Cook Jr. and Claude Akins. It's a VistaVision production with cinematography by Lionel Lindon, music scored by Van Cleave and the title track sung by Tennessee Ernie Ford.

Trying to leave his gun slinging days behind him, Jacob Wade (Palance) tries desperately to bond with his son Riley (Perkins) who blames him for his Mother's death.

From the outset as Tennessee Ernie Ford...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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