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26/09/1970 Western 1h 39m
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Monte Walsh is what the West was all about.

Overview

Monte Walsh is an aging cowboy facing the ending days of the Wild West era. As barbed wire and railways steadily eliminate the need for the cowboy, Monte and his friends are left with fewer and fewer options. New work opportunities are available to them, but the freedom of the open prarie is what they long for. Eventually, they all must say goodbye to the lives they knew, and try to make a new start.

  1. William A. Fraker

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Lee Marvin

    Monte Walsh

  2. Jeanne Moreau

    Martine Bernard

  3. Jack Palance

    Chet Rollins

  4. Mitchell Ryan

    Shorty Austin

  5. Jim Davis

    Cal Brennan

  6. G.D. Spradlin

    Hal Henderson

  7. John Hudkins

    Sonny Jacobs

  8. Raymond Guth

    Sunfish Perkins

  9. John McKee

    Petey Williams

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2017-07-02
I ain't spitting on my whole life.

Monte Walsh is the debut feature of cameraman-turned-director William A.Fraker. It stars Lee Marvin (Monte Walsh) & Jack Palance (Chet Rollins) as two ageing cowboys who find that the era of the cowpoke is coming to an end - and that work for them is now very hard to come by. Adapted by David Zelag Goodman & Lukas Heller from Jack Schaefer's novel, Monte Walsh is a gentle but astute telling of men who have outlived their time (think Will Penny/Ride The High Country). Though very sedate in pacing, and almost elegiac in tone, the film constantly remains inte...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$5,000,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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