{"id":26354,"date":"2012-07-12T11:48:50","date_gmt":"2012-07-12T18:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=26354"},"modified":"2024-04-21T23:54:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T06:54:39","slug":"hombre-1967","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=26354","title":{"rendered":"Hombre (1967)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[<strong>Note:<\/strong> The following review is of a non-Peary title; click <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=4388\">here<\/a> to read more.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;We all die &#8212; just a question of when.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Hombre-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Hombre-Poster-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-26356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Hombre-Poster-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Hombre-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Hombre-Poster.jpg 503w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA white man (Paul Newman) raised by Apaches rides on a stagecoach hired by a wealthy man (Fredric March) and his wife (Barbara Rush). When the stagecoach is overtaken by bandits (led by Richard Boone), the other passengers &#8212; including a boarding-house manager (Diane Cilento), a young man (Peter Lazer), and Lazer&#8217;s wife (Margaret Blye) &#8212; turn to Newman for help.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Barbara Rush Films<\/li>\n<li>Fredric March Films<\/li>\n<li>Native Americans<\/li>\n<li>Outlaws<\/li>\n<li>Paul Newman Films<\/li>\n<li>Race Relations<\/li>\n<li>Richard Boone Films<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs a solid western featuring a stalwart leading performance by Newman, Martin Ritt&#8217;s <em>Hombre<\/em> &#8212; listed in <em>1,001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em> &#8212; remains an odd omission from Peary&#8217;s book. Based on a novel by Elmore Leonard, it tells a simple yet powerful tale of race relations under pressure, with Newman&#8217;s Apache-like white man retaining the essence of the culture he&#8217;s chosen to adopt and maintain, even once he cuts his hair and returns to &#8220;civilization&#8221;. We first see evidence of his deep convictions when he meets with the woman (Cilento) running the boarding house he&#8217;s inherited; he displays absolutely no interest in listening to her proposed compromise to keep the house going. The screenplay shifts slightly at this point to Cilento&#8217;s dilemma: as a working woman in the Old West, she knows that her options are limited, and when her proposal to marry her long-time lover &#8212; the town&#8217;s sheriff (John Cameron) &#8212; is likewise turned down, she recognizes that she must move on. <\/p>\n<p>From there, we learn that a wealthy, arrogant couple (Rush and March) are willing to pay any price necessary to hire a stagecoach to get them out of town, and soon find out exactly why they&#8217;re in such a hurry. Two characters we&#8217;ve met so far turn out to have alter egos and\/or hidden agendas (I won&#8217;t spoil anything here), and the remaining characters quickly find their lives in peril, as they face a shoot-off between themselves and the bandits, with water supplies dwindling rapidly. The screenplay retains tension until the very end through the question of whether Newman&#8217;s character will abandon his &#8220;selfish&#8221;, loyalty-free stance and continue to help his fellow passengers survive, or leave them to their own devices. In addition to Newman&#8217;s memorable performance, the entire supporting cast is in fine form &#8212; particularly Cilento (as a refreshingly no-nonsense female presence), Boone (a truly menacing baddie), and Rush (whose haughty composure gradually melts in the face of adversity). <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paul Newman as Hombre\/John Russell<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Hombre-Newman.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Hombre-Newman-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-26355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Hombre-Newman-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Hombre-Newman-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Hombre-Newman-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Hombre-Newman.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Diane Cilento as Jessie<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Hombre-Cibelo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Hombre-Cibelo-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-26359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Hombre-Cibelo-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Hombre-Cibelo-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Hombre-Cibelo-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Hombre-Cibelo.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Richard Boone as Cicero Grimes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Hombre-Boone.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Hombre-Boone-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-26358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Hombre-Boone-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Hombre-Boone-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Hombre-Boone-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Hombre-Boone.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Barbara Rush as Audra Favor<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Hombre-Rush.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Hombre-Rush-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-26357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Hombre-Rush-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Hombre-Rush-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Hombre-Rush-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Hombre-Rush.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine location shooting (in Death Valley) by James Wong Howe\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a solid western featuring a host of fine performances. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<li>Noteworthy Performance(s)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0061770\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1967\/03\/22\/archives\/screen-an-able-hombrewestern-recipe-served-skillfully-at-astor.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/hombre-1967\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/reviews\/72150\/hombre.html\">Time Out Capsule Review (spoiler alerts)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Note: The following review is of a non-Peary title; click here to read more.] &#8220;We all die &#8212; just a question of when.&#8221; Synopsis: A white man (Paul Newman) raised by Apaches rides on a stagecoach hired by a wealthy man (Fredric March) and his wife (Barbara Rush). When the stagecoach is overtaken by bandits (led by Richard Boone), the other passengers &#8212; including a boarding-house manager (Diane Cilento), a young man (Peter Lazer), and Lazer&#8217;s wife (Margaret Blye) &#8212;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=26354\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26354"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95968,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26354\/revisions\/95968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}