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The Way West

1967

Andrew V. McLaglen

Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, Richard Widmark, Lola Albright ...

6.2

1,074

Western. Adventure Missouri 1843: ex-senator Tudlock (Kirk Douglas) and scout Summers (Robert Mitchum) lead a trek of settlers to Oregon, through more than 2500 kilometers of mostly Indian territory. Tadlock drives his people mercilessly. When his ambition costs some people's lifes, his ability is questioned. Settler Evan takes over command.

	Author	Review
United States	Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"[It] is so stagy and unrealistic that it makes an old Western fan want to scream"	NEG
United Kingdom	Time Out	"[The cast] is fine, and William Clothier's location photography impressive. But the script meanders badly"	NEU
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"It's all very promising material, but Hecht and director Andrew McLaglen bury it in a panorama of scenery and stock Western clichés (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Tony Sloman Radio Times	"This spectacular western boasts a magnificent leading trio of Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum and Richard Widmark in roles they were born to play (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Variety	"Project probably looked good on paper, but washed out in scripting, direction and pacing. Incidents do not build to any climax"	NEG

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