"Winchester '73:" generally considered the best of the many Western

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film collaborations between Jimmy Stewart and the director, Anthony Mann. I'd not argue it though they made several other very worthwhile ones.
This one stars a very lovely Shelley Winters, before she became a bloated caricature. And it hosts a fine group of Mann's grizzled veterans, many with nicely fleshed in roles allowing a fuller appreciation for their unique skills. The alert buff will notice a very young, slender, and buff Rock Hudson as an Indian chief (and he does a nice job) and Tony Curtis in a very small but memorable cameo in which his Bronx accent is disguised.
I won't belabor you with the plot except to note Dan Duryea steals the show, as only he can, from the true villain.
When Stewart growls, "A man does what a man has to," after a particularly nasty action, he makes the line come to life with true conviction (he was a decorated bomber pilot in WWII who saw much dangerous action so when he speaks of killing and danger, it rings true).

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Topic - "Winchester '73:" generally considered the best of the many Western - tinear 13:38:02 05/04/10 (5)

Stewart was such a wonderful actor with many great performances. - volunteer 15:01:14 05/04/10 (3)

RE: Stewart was such a wonderful actor with many great performances. - Tom Brennan 20:50:43 05/07/10 (1)

RE: Stewart was such a wonderful actor with many great performances. - volunteer 13:55:13 05/08/10 (0)

What I read was that John Ford accused him of that - sjb 17:23:35 05/04/10 (0)

RE: "Winchester '73:" generally considered the best of the many Western - Rod H. 13:45:42 05/04/10 (0)

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