A British Blu-ray and DVD label, launched in 2016. Scott and Boetticher made seven films together. There are no approved quotes yet for this movie. Report This. However, the film twists and turns in 77 minutes, as you understand quite how unlikeable Randolph Scott's Bart Allison is. "Your weekly challenge is to watch at least one previously unseen western-movie made by Ford, Leone or Boetticher". Plot. The book celebrates and chronicles over one…, some films are not on tmdb, some may have been mismatched or simply not found when importing into…, Missing films I can't locate on Letterboxd: Behind the Green Door (Artie Mitchell / Jim Mitchell 1972) Blonde Ambition (John…, This is an attempt to chronicle every single Western film ever made - be…, Stephen Williamson 8,243 films 327 5 Edit, This will be the third time I am making this list. Instead of asking the driver nicely, he threatens him with a gun; Britain's buses may not make unscheduled stops, but I'm sure there would have been no problem in the West! Far more rethorical than some of other Boetticher/Scott westerns, almost a reverse High Noon, but Boetticher filmmaking is so plain and direct that barely matters. 1957 Starring: Karen Steele, John Carroll, Randolph Scott. Wow! Well drawn archetypal characters. Carroll does a topnotch job in "Decision at Sundown" in particular toward the end when he's determined to face Allison rather than be run out of town. (1957). Mike Wallace interviews Margaret Sanger, from 1957. A former sheriff blames himself for his wife's death during a Wells Fargo robbery and vows to track down and kill the seven men responsible. Anything with more than 1,000 views on Letterboxd that’s longer…, Jayce Fryman 18,680 films 3,514 115 Edit, This list collects every film from the Starting List that became They Shoot Pictures Don't They's 1000 Greatest Films. Almost every bit as good as Liberty Valence without being as overtly self-reflexive (and made a good five years prior). There's a doctor character who serves as kind of a Greek chorus to handhold the audience through the morality play that enfolds. The problem for me with…. When Sam is shot in the back after being told he could leave safely, some of the townsmen change sides and disarm the Sheriff's men forcing him to face Allison alone. Decision at Sundown Moved me to tears. And although Scott's character tries to gain revenge, it doesn't play out in the way you…. IMDb Scott is different in this role. Gesehen als britische Bluray aus der Box von Indicator, die ich jedem Western Fan wärmstens ans Herz lege. Columbia PIctures Original Italian 39x55 poster for the Budd Boetticher directed western film DECISION AT SUNDOWN (1957). Gotta branch out my Boetticher/Scott experience. Decision at Sundown is a 1957 American Western film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Randolph Scott. The cast, made up of many film veterans such as Bob Steele, John Litel (Nancy Drew's father), Ray Teal, and Guy Wilkerson, makes a good showing. TMDb He is alone. His voice occasionally cracks and he even raises it; he rarely breaks out that great Randolph Scott smile. Frustrating. PG Certificate ... he has until sundown to leave the town or face retribution for his crimes. At least we get treated to some good facial expressions by Bart and the stagecoach crew after the former has fired his pistol to alert Sam; there's quite a timelag before he appears, during which Bart looks slightly apprehensive and the crew quizzical.But then - talk about stacking the deck against himself! Bart Allison and sidekick Sam arrive in the town of Sundown on the wedding day of town boss Tate Kimbrough, whom Allison blames for his wife's death years earlier. Best Horror Movies. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. Dwan’s Silver Lode), the groom is a dandyish honcho (John Carroll) with the sheriff (Andrew Duggan) in his pocket. Most of the movie is them in a stable and the evil sheriff and the man who run the town try to get them out. While it has an offbeat, edgy Randolph Scott character, it's not so interesting in the landscape department; instead it keeps all the characters mostly confined to a small town. Randolph Scott hat es auf ein Gauner abgesehen, der ein ganzes Dorf unter seine Fuchtel gebracht hat. ... Boetticher said this and ''Decision at Sundown were the only mediocre films of the Westerns he made with Randolph Scott. Title: ", Randolph Scott has come to town to kill a man because his wife cheated on him years ago with that man. He ends alone. Genres: Western. Was this review helpful to you? Add the first question. After…. Rated the #41 best film of 1957, and #5725 in the greatest all-time movies (according to RYM users). How he finally extricates himself from the situation is reasonably plausible.And thank goodness for a decent sidekick - no annoying grizzled old coot or comic Mexican here; Noah Beery does very well in the role. At first you think he is a white-hat, riding into town to free it from corruption, a man set against a town. A shoot-out in the church puts the wedding on hold and Allison and his trail-buddy hole up in the livery stable. This list is the Letterboxd version of The Oxford History of World Cinema. A bounty hunter escorts a killer to be tried for murder, but allows the man's outlaw brother to catch up with them to have a showdown over a previous shocking murder. When his ward seeks protection with rival cattleman John Stewart, embittered, jealous rancher Wick Campbell hires ten outlaws to help him seize power in the territory. The ending is especially strong, and the whole premise that takes place all in one day is told tight and efficient as we're used to from Boetticher. La vengeance devient de plus en plus vaine(encore plus dans nos yeux du XXI eme siècle parce que le film est gentiment misogyne) et Allison se renferme lui-même, prisonnier de ses passions. Decision at Sundown (1957) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He doesn't win. “What man knows how a life should really be lived?”. "Looks like you are doing your job real good, don't spoil it with your philosophizing". Decision at Sundown (1957) Mark Franklin July 13, 2015 1950s Randolph Scott is Bart Allison, a hardened man who arrives in the town of Sundown with his best friend (Noah Beery Jr. as Sam) intent on killing Tate Kimbrough (John Carroll). Take a look ahead at some of our most anticipated superhero series arriving in 2021 and beyond. In the manner of Ethan Edwards. Decision at Sundown is the second film in this collaboration. It tells the story of Bart Allison (Scott), a Texan who has come to the town of Sundown seeking vengeance for the death of his wife. As the time is approaching the tensions starting to rise and eventually, everything accumulated in a final confrontation at the Sundown. © Letterboxd Limited. Both men are presented as far more than black and white, and even Kimbrough is allowed to maintain his humanity, largely thanks to the vulnerability of Carroll’s performance. While it has an offbeat, edgy Randolph Scott character, it's not so interesting in the landscape department; instead it keeps all the characters mostly confined to a small town. But he happended to arrive on the day when Kimbrough is about to get married and Kimbrough himself seems to be changed into a better man who contributes greatly into community at first. View all Film ... Decision at Sundown Budd Boetticher (1957) ... he has until sundown to leave the town or face retribution for his crimes. John Hayes goes to Colorado to take over the stagecoach line and keep the flow of Western gold flowing and help the North win the Civil War. Bart Allison and sidekick Sam arrive in the town of Sundown on the wedding day of town boss Tate Kimbrough, whom Allison blames for his wife's death years earlier. His intention is to get revenge on a man who happens to be the richest landowner in the region and is about to marry. Lesser-known Randolph Scott Westerns occasionally find their way on to British TV, and this was one I hadn't seen before. SEVEN MEN! Action, Certificate: Passed Film data from TMDb. Director & Actor Teams: The Overlooked & Underrated (Part 1 of 2), Making Of The West: Mythmakers and truth-tellers, Maurice VanAuken . It was generally good, but the opening sequences were curious. Bart Allison arrives in Sundown planning to kill Tate Kimbrough. Decision at Sundown is a little different. Movie & TV guides. It starts out slow but picks up and is an interesting western. The second is that the basis for the main character's motivations are flawed because wife wasn't quite what he thought. It is one of seven Boetticher/Scott western collaborations, including Seven Men from Now, The Tall T, Buchanan Rides Alone, Westbound, Ride Lonesome and Comanche Station. Although it is Kimbrough's wedding day, Allison makes it clear he blames him for the death of his wife and is out to kill him. The town may finally stand up to be counted, but Scott embodies…, The interrupted wedding and the barricaded avenger, "the day’s full of surprises, huh?" Bart Allison (Scott) is a passenger on a stagecoach and wants to get off in the middle of nowhere to meet up with his sidekick, Sam. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? It currently has a 9% rating on Rotten Tomatoes . That's not a great thing to say to someone already driven to murder, but it's also still just not really the point. Report This. Maybe everything he says is on the nose, but it's just so damn well written that the bluntness of the delivery is forgivable. 2:48. To be honest, I came to that conclusion even despite the fact that I had only seen two of his films before today. A former spy moves to Arizona to join a gold robbery, but when he gets there decides that it's not for him and tries to change his life. This is something of a subversive Western, in which the bad guy (John Carroll) is not your typical vacant-eyed killer. There the action plays out in a more verbose way than is the norm in Boetticher's movies. Randolph Scott is a delight. However, the film twists and turns in 77 minutes, as you understand quite how unlikeable Randolph Scott's Bart Allison is. Directed by Budd Boetticher. Thelma Bentlee. He is a real bastard in this film. Randolph Scott playing against type no doubt ruffled feathers, mine included. Scott in this 1957 film plays a man who returned from the Civil war to his beautiful wife, but found that she was dead and had a romantic liaison with another man before she died. He gives such an unusual performance. He gives such an unusual performance. What a great idea for a Western, and what a bright display of efficient filmmaking. He gives such an unusual performance. Certificate: Passed The film starred Randolph Scott, one of Hollywood's most enduring western actors. A man saves a woman who had been kidnapped by Comanches, then struggles to get both of them home alive. In 1864 Capt. 1957 - Decision at Sundown - Randoph Scott. Follow. Decision at Sundown is Randolph Scott's film. It currently has a 9% rating on Rotten Tomatoes . Marshal Calem Ware (Randolph Scott) must face unpleasant facts about his past when he attempts to run a criminal gang out of town. "Decision" is not about a gunfight at sundown; Sundown is the name of a city where the man Randolph Scott wants to kill is living. Taking care of the Sheriff, Allison injures his gun hand and must now face Kimbrough left-handed. Tendu de bout en bout, révélant avec parcimonie les éléments de l'intrigue pour creuser les personnages qui ne sont jamais manichéens. A shoot-out in the church puts the wedding on hold and Allison and his trail-buddy hole up in the livery stable. Another adult western combining the powers of Randolph Scott & Budd Boetticher that features some familiar themes but puts a great twist on them. The first time, I saved poorly and lost it.…, Criterion Collection + Eureka (Masters of Cinema) + Arrow Video/Academy + Second Run + Third Window + Indicator + BFI…. More details at It takes iconic Western motifs such as the badass gunfighter with a score to settle and the town with a corrupt ruling class, and turns them on their head. They tell him it's not worth killing this man because his wife had been with plenty of other men in addition to this one. Western. Love the structure here. Like a leathery Tom Cruise. Back half is basically a bunch of ethical conversations set against the backdrop of a single long shootout during a wedding day. At first you think he is a white-hat, riding into town to free it from corruption, a man set against a town. Decision at Sundown. The first is that anyone has a right to kill anyone else; this is an assumption made and explored in many Westerns that I more or less just sigh and get on with (if for no other reason than even I enjoy a well orchestrated gunfight). Randolph Scott and Noah Beery, Jr. ride into town and plan to kill a guy, arriving on his wedding day, but end up trapped in a stable. Teaser Trailer. 1:26:40. So klar, wie man zunächst denkt, sind die moralischen Linien in diesem Western aber nicht gezogen und der Film lässt durchaus Grauzonen zu, was ich sehr interessant und erfrischend finde. But the reasons for his actions become increasingly unclear, while the town starts to wonder about the grip Kimbrough has over them. Just fuckin really good. Maurice VanAuken . In town Bart confronts Tate Kimbrough surrounded by his heavies and has to flee from them and seek refuge in a building, which is then surrounded by the bad guys. Movies / TV: Westerns: 043396411098 Rifles are piled high in the church’s vestibule, his mistress (Valerie French) sits at the front pew, yet the bride’s (Karen Steele) warning comes from the visitor who couldn’t forever hold his peace: "If you…. Decision at Sundown (1957) Full Cast & Crew. DVD from the library includes a feature with one-time DGA prez Taylor Hackford in which he repeatedly mispronounces the name of this film’s villain. In Medicine Bend, a crooked businessman has the town mayor and sheriff in his pocket while his henchmen raid the wagon trains passing through the region. However, the film twists and turns in 77 minutes, as you understand quite how unlikeable Randolph Scott's Bart Allison is. The film starred Randolph Scott, one of Hollywood's most enduring western actors. The…. Cowboy rides in to kill a guy who took his girl. Randolph Scott John Carroll Karen Steele Valerie French Noah Beery Jr. John Archer Andrew Duggan James Westerfield John Litel Ray Teal Richard Deacon, Producers-Actors Corporation Scott-Brown Productions Columbia Pictures, 77 mins Bart Allison arrives in Sundown after a three year search for Tate Kimbrough. At first you think he is a white-hat, riding into town to free it from corruption, a man set against a town. By no means this is a bad film, but it surely has a lot of major missteaps and missed opportunities throughout the movie. There are no approved quotes yet for this movie. Aided by his friend Sam (Noah Berry Jr.), Bart intends to kill Tate Kimbrough (John Carroll) for his involvement in … More blows with words than guns. A deceptively slight movie. Movie & TV guides. DECISION AT SUNDOWN was a convention-defying film, and I suspect that is why it receives more bad reviews than good. Directed by Budd Boetticher. Scott doet ook een beetje denken aan Gary Cooper. Release Calendar DVD & Blu-ray Releases Top Rated Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Showtimes ... Decision at Sundown (1957 ... you can see the fingernail on his left index finger is black, indicating he bruised it at some point around filming. Taking care of the Sheriff, Allison injures his gun hand and must now face Kimbrough left-handed. Decision at Sundown is a film directed by Budd Boetticher with Randolph Scott, John Carroll, Karen Steele, John Archer, Noah Beery Jr. .... Year: 1957. Synopsis: A Texan who fought in the Civil War arrives at Sundown accompanied by a friend. This is my third Budd Boeitticher film, and his third collaboration with Randolph Scott. Top 200 of all time 150 Essential Comedies. He gives such an unusual performance. An independent former ranch foreman is kidnapped along with an heiress, who is being held for ransom by trio of ruthless outlaws. The moral dilemma is a good one, though, questioning traditional Western polarities (by the end, it's difficult to judge who's the real villain, anticipating Eastwood's Unforgiven) and subverting many of its accepted tropes; if it were all a little less schematic, Boetticher would have his hands on something cathartic here. Blown away by how minimalist and powerful this one was. Bart Allison and sidekick Sam arrive in the town of Sundown on the wedding day of town boss Tate Kimbrough, whom Allison blames for his wife's death years earlier. "Decision" is not about a gunfight at sundown; Sundown is the name of a city where the man Randolph Scott wants to kill is living. Three years earlier he believed Kimbrough was responsible for the death of his wife. Bart Allison arrives in Sundown after a three year search for Tate Kimbrough. He gives such an unusual performance. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. I really like seeing…. 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