The Unforgiven (1960) Reviews

The Unforgiven (1960)
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One of Hollywood's most famous and acclaimed directors, John Huston guides this western with an unerring hand -- the cast of notable stars is no drawback either. Setting up the story with a series of suspenseful scenes, Huston has a mysterious stranger on horseback come into a small community in the Texas Panhandle and then proceed to cause a mini-war. The time is the mid-19th century and there is already antagonism between the white settlers in the community and the local Kiowa Indian nation. The Zachary family is at the crux of the trouble. Matilda (Lillian Gish) is the matriarch who holds a family secret -- her adopted daughter Rachel (Audrey Hepburn) is actually a Kiowa child. There are three brothers in the Zachary family, and one of them, Ben (Burt Lancaster) is obviously in love with Rachel. Another, Cash (Audie Murphy) hates Native Americans, while the youngest (Doug McClure) is there to defend the family when they need it. The stranger on horseback has done the unthinkable, he has made it widely known that Rachel is a Kiowa -- and then the battles begin. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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Starring:
Burt Lancaster, Audrey Hepburn, (more)
Director(s):
John Huston
Format(s):
DVD
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Tim S.

Moody ,somber film that you'll either fall under it's strange spell, or find it all too downbeat. A unique ,though a bit odd western ,with a solid cast (God , they're almost all dead now ) and a well staged Kiowa siege of our heroic family's Texas homestead. And Audrey Hepburn has rarely been more beautiful.

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Christian S.

We really enjoyed this film. It was a different kind of western in that the main theme was racial prejudice. The film seemed a little modern for the 1950s, in this respect, where most Westerns were basically "shoot em ups". The cast and acting was first rate. My wife and I are big fans of Burt Lancaster and Audrey Hepburn. It's a tough stretch believing Hepburn as an Indian, but that was so often the case then.

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William A.

Not to be watched when you are already sleepy because of the casual pace this film takes. The story explores interesting ideas such as race relations, the danger of holding grudges and lack of communication. I liked Burt Lancaster's underplaying of his role. Audrey Hepburn did her usual young Audrey Hepburn. There was enough suspense to keep me interested. The answers to some of the questions come later in the story. I would recommend this film.

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Marsha H.

A five star cast in a suspenseful early western.

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J'ADORE LE CINEMA O.

The story of a family with problems real big ones. Bigotry, jealosy and a frontier to contend with. Audrey is completely unbelievable as a native american, but holds her head high and addresses the role as if it were Tiffany. I have some problems with wooden acting by others in the cast. Hollywood always has the enemy for whom wholesale slaughter seems appropriate, this film came from the era when Injuns were stereotypically evil torturers who all deserved to be killed. Not the finest hour. Still I gave it a high mark for the value is has being an exemplar of a studio blockbuster of the era. This is kind of a "Searchers" in reverse, the whites have the indian girl. As a love story, it gave me problems. Which is why this review is not very coherent, sorry.

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Jacqueline S.

Always one of my very favorite movies . . a beautiful love story.

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Jeff K.

Best western I have seen this year. Good performances all around. Perhaps Audrey and Audie's finest roles.

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Wanda H.

was an OKAY movie, not the best Burt has done.... Was cc closed captioned for the deaf hard of hearing which was a plus.....

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David D.

I'm glad that Audrey didn't do any other westerns. She was stunning of course, but she was Audrey Hepburn and not a southern Native American. I'm definitely not a Burt Lancaster fan after seeing this.

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Lee V.

Horrible! No redeemable characters. Intensely outdated with racist attitudes and lack of respect of Native Americans as fellow human beings and a weird unrealistically incestuous plot. Westerns of that era glamorized ruthless killing of Native Americans. However , at least they did a good job at making you feel like perhaps the Indians were the bad guys as they may have done something rephrensible to deserve their maltreatment.Contraily, this one is hateful of “Injuns” without any reason. This movie is the opposite of timeless. The acting and writing is bad & flat. The characters are shallow and boring. One doesn't get to feel close to anyone. None are likeable or believeable & some of them are just down right goofy. Roman Holiday or Sabrina were timeless but this will leave you wanting to forget you ever watched it and feeling unmoved by performances. I'm left only with disgust with for all bewilderment that the actors would agree to flat &dishonorable roles.

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    Tim S.

    Moody ,somber film that you'll either fall under it's strange spell, or find it all too downbeat. A unique ,though a bit odd western ,with a solid cast (God , they're almost all dead now ) and a well staged Kiowa siege of our heroic family's Texas homestead. And Audrey Hepburn has rarely been more beautiful.

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    Christian S.

    We really enjoyed this film. It was a different kind of western in that the main theme was racial prejudice. The film seemed a little modern for the 1950s, in this respect, where most Westerns were basically "shoot em ups". The cast and acting was first rate. My wife and I are big fans of Burt Lancaster and Audrey Hepburn. It's a tough stretch believing Hepburn as an Indian, but that was so often the case then.

    Yes   |   No

     
    William A.

    Not to be watched when you are already sleepy because of the casual pace this film takes. The story explores interesting ideas such as race relations, the danger of holding grudges and lack of communication. I liked Burt Lancaster's underplaying of his role. Audrey Hepburn did her usual young Audrey Hepburn. There was enough suspense to keep me interested. The answers to some of the questions come later in the story. I would recommend this film.

    Yes   |   No

     
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