Movie
The Bravados
Overview
Jim Douglass arrives in the small town of Rio Arriba in order to witness the hanging of the four men he believes murdered his wife. When the convicts escape, Jim tracks them into Mexico, determined to see that justice is done. But the farther Jim goes in his quest for vengeance, the more merciless he becomes, losing himself in an unrelenting spiral of hatred and violence.
Details
- Release date
- 1958-06-25
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Genres
- Western
- Status
- Released
- Production
- 20th Century Fox
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Gregory Peck as Jim Douglass
- Joan Collins as Josefa Velarde
- Stephen Boyd as Bill Zachary
- Albert Salmi as Ed Taylor
- Henry Silva as Lujan
- Kathleen Gallant as Emma Steimmetz
- Barry Coe as Tom
- George Voskovec as Gus Steimmetz
- Herbert Rudley as Sheriff Sanchez
- Lee Van Cleef as Alfonso Parral
- Andrew Duggan as Padre
- Ken Scott as Primo, Deputy Sheriff
Crew
- Henry King - Director
- Philip Yordan - Screenplay
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