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Lawman is a american film of genre Action directed by Lee J. Cobb released in USA on 4 august 1971 with Burt Lancaster
Lawman (1971)
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Add to a movie listLawman is a 1971 American Western film starring Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Lee J. Cobb, and Robert Duvall.
The film is about the quest of a lone peace officer, Marshal Jared Maddox (played by Lancaster), to bring several men to justice. It was written by Gerry Wilson and directed by Michael Winner.
Its hero and the motives of the other characters are not as defined or clear-cut as in some Westerns. Cobb's character, Vincent Bronson, is not a typically evil cattle baron but is portrayed with a sense of humanity. The marshal and the guilty men nevertheless come to a series of deadly confrontations. Maddox can be seen as an anti-hero dedicated to upholding the law regardless of any extraneous code of honor, or personal feelings. The plot generates questions regarding honor and under what circumstances murder becomes legal.
Synopsis
The film starts with a scene common to many Westerns, cowboys in a drunken state shooting up a town and wreaking havoc. The rowdies are from the town of Sabbath and are visiting the town of Bannock for a little recreation that gets out of hand.Actors
Burt Lancaster
(Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox)
Robert Ryan
(Sabbath Marshal Cotton Ryan)
Lee J. Cobb
(Vincent Bronson)
Robert Duvall
(Vernon Adams)
John Beck
(Jason Bronson)
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