PiraBit
if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.
Roman Sampson
One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.
Billy Ollie
Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
aeh-72808
The reason is that a new life of the family is waiting there.
Why does Maddox kill the Hurd Price?
I think the answer is that Maddox wanted to marry Laura.
Jeff (actionrating.com)
See it – This is a good Burt Lancaster western, but it is a bit cliché and the ending might ruin it for you. Lancaster plays the stereotypical "hard-nosed" lawman. Robert Ryan co-stars as the stereotypical "washed-up" sheriff who is owned by the stereotypical wealthy and powerful cattle baron. The story itself is very similar to parts of other westerns such as "The Proud Ones" and "Firecreek." But if it's action you want, it's action you'll get. There are 4 pretty good gunfights, each better than the one before it. The final showdown is one of the bloodiest and most senselessly tragic endings you'll see in a western.
jeremiah59
Recently, when I was creating and synchronizing Croatian subtitles, I noticed that subtitle's timings didn't match between different versions. I have 3 versions of Lawman: 1. DVD PAL (duration 1:34:53) 2. DVD NTSC (duration 1:38:41) 3. DVB-T PAL (Croatian TV) (duration 1:34:37)Besides, there is a version from TCM which I don't have: 4. TCM DVB-S (duration unknown)All versions are different, so there are 4 different cuts of this movie.First, the comparison between PAL and NTSC DVD's: There are 2 distinctive scene cuts and neither version is uncut! NTSC DVD sold on Amazon, claims to be uncut, but it isn't.The scene which is cut from PAL DVD, is a 4 second horse fall (at 1:00:12 h).The scene which is cut from NTSC DVD, is a love scene (starts at 1:22:54 h) in which Sheree North (Laura) has naked boobs. This scene was replaced with a scene in which the boobs were completely covered with a blanket and never seen. The durations of these scenes are different and even the conversations are slightly different. It is interesting to notice Burt Lancaster's attitude in these scenes. In the scene with naked boobs, his face is bitter and his hand never approaches the boobs. But in the alternative scene with covered boobs, his hand repeatedly squeezes the boobs and his face has a cheerful expression. :-)The differences between TV captures are less important, but are as follows:DVB-T PAL (Croatian TV) is basically the same as NTSC DVD, but in PAL TV standard with slight indistinguishable differences in timings, full-screen, very crisp and clear video with more natural colors than on DVD's.TCM DVB-S "…is cut losing the horse fall & the 'squib hit' when Burt Lancaster shoots his wounded horse."
moonspinner55
Burt Lancaster and Robert Ryan head up an extraordinary cast in this solid western from screenwriter Gerald Wilson and producer-director Michael Winner. After whooping it up in a neighboring town and inadvertently killing an innocent civilian, the cowboys employed by a powerful cattle-herder ride away without conscience, but later face retribution from the town's marshal who wants to bring them to justice dead or alive. No surprises, no deviation from proved western formula, but entertaining and well-acted, particularly by Lancaster (as a stoic loner who also plays the flute!). Robert Paynter's zoom-happy cinematography is a minor nuisance, and the western set doesn't quite convince, but the violent finale is well-wrought and satisfying. **1/2 from ****
