Lawman

Lawman

He gave the West justice right up to its neck... then rammed more down its throat.

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Release Date

3/11/1971

Runtime

99 mins

Genres

Overview

While passing through the town of Bannock, a bunch of drunken cattlemen go overboard with their celebrating and accidentally kill an old man with a stray shot. They return home to Sabbath unaware of his death. Bannock lawman Jered Maddox later arrives there to arrest everyone involved on a charge of murder. Sabbath is run by land baron Vince Bronson, a benevolent despot, who, upon hearing of the death, offers restitution for the incident.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$3,000,000

Revenue

-

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A lawman's rigid pursuit of justice collides with a powerful rancher's comfortable dominion in a town that prefers order to accountability. It's a slow-burn Western about the cost of principle when the law itself becomes the instrument of conflict.

Mood

TenseBleakDefiant

Themes

JusticePowerCorruptionRevenge

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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