Movies
TV Shows
People
19/05/1974 Western 1h 37m
63
User score

More Like a War Than a Marriage

Overview

Zandy Allan purchases a mail-order bride, Hannah Lund. He treats her as a possession, without respect or humanity, until their shared ordeal as they struggle to survive develops in him a growing love.

  1. Jan Troell

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Gene Hackman

    Zandy Allen

  2. Liv Ullmann

    Hanna Lund

  3. Eileen Heckart

    Ma Allan

  4. Susan Tyrrell

    Marai Cordova

  5. Harry Dean Stanton

    Songer

  6. Joe Santos

    Frank Gallo

  7. Frank Cady

    Pa Allan

  8. Sam Bottoms

    Mel Allan

  9. Bob Simpson

    Bill Pincus

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by tmdb76622195
Written by tmdb76622195 on 2023-07-15
Gene Hackman turns in one of his best performances in this intimate western. Hackman is Zandy, a hard and angry rancher who needs a wife to cook the meals and birth him some sons, and sends away for one. The titular bride comes in the form of Hannah (Liv Ullmann), fresh off the stage from Minnesota to the gorgeous coast near Monterey, California. Hannah has lied about her age and Zandy already has it in for her from the beginning. The two are married immediately, and Zandy sexually assaults his new bride that night (this is a very hard "PG" rated film). Zandy's place is filthy, and Hannah does...read the rest
Read All Reviews

Recommendations

  1. Heaven's Gate67%
  2. Sergeant Rutledge70%
  3. Don't Come Knocking62%
  4. Duel in the Sun64%
  5. Barbarosa59%
  6. Frontera65%
  7. North to Alaska65%
  8. Shane73%
  9. 8 Seconds71%
  10. Westward the Women70%
  11. Angel and the Badman64%
  12. The Tall T70%
  13. A Gunfight58%
  14. The Electric Horseman61%
  15. True Grit73%
  16. Duel at Diablo64%
  17. Boss Nigger66%
  18. Hostile Territory69%
  19. McLintock!65%
  20. Legends of the Fall73%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords