Three Violent People (1956)

100 min · Western, Western film

Popularity3.5/5

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Directors

Rudolph Maté

Cast

Charlton Heston, Anne Baxter, Gilbert Roland, Tom Tryon, Forrest Tucker

The story

Former Confederate cavalryman Capt. Colt Saunders comes home to Texas from the war during the Reconstruction era. Carpetbaggers have taken control of his town, including a corrupt Yankee tax commissioner named Harrison and his deputy Cable.

Catalogue themes and tags

American Civil War, Beautiful Woman, Brother Brother Relationship, Corruption, Distraint, Erbe, Female Dancer, Government, Husband Wife Relationship, Pferde, Prostitute, Ranch, Return, Saint Louis, Saloon, War Veteran, schwanger, Western, Family Drama, Drama, Period piece

Genres

Western, Western film

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