In this classic Western, when a posse catches up three men suspected of killing a local farmer, some of them become strongly divided on whether or not to lynch the men.
September 7, 1889 in Center, Indiana, USA
6 March 1891, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
15 October 1879, Palmyra, Missouri, USA
13 November 1919, Alton, Illinois, USA
21 April 1915, Chihuahua, Mexico
3 October 1916, Topeka, Kansas, USA
26 January 1881, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
21 February 1880, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
5 November 1892, Edinburgh (Christian County), Illinois, USA
9 December 1902, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
14 August 1881, Portland, Maine, USA
16 May 1905, Grand Island, Nebraska, USA
April 22, 1894 in Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
30 June 1898, Waukegan, Illinois, USA
16 September 1888, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
1 January 1886, Runnels, Texas, USA
7 April 1918, Mars, Pennsylvania, USA
5 March 1904, Brooklyn, New York, USA
27 February 1909, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
29 October 1876, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
14 October 1890, Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK
20 July 1909, Mill Valley, California, USA
19 November 1893, Tucson, Arizona, USA
17 February 1910, New York City, New York, USA
16 April 1917, Haskell, Oklahoma, USA
19 January 1866, New York City, New York, USA
2 February 1903, Mound City, Missouri, USA
18 November 1883, Brooklyn, New York, USA
15 October 1888, Traver, Tulare County, California, USA
November 11, 2003
...the movie suggests we had better look to doing the right and decent thing before we act on a majority decision made in the heat of the moment.February 20, 2008
One of the first probes of mob lynch, Wellman's grim, uncompromising expose was critically acclaimed but failed, perhaps because it was released during WWII, when viewers wanted more escapist entertainmentMarch 02, 2004
In contrast to the familiar Western device of the hero obliged to take the law into his own hands a grim, messy cautionary tale about vigilante justice and mob rule.March 19, 2011
Apesar do final que soletra a mensagem do filme, é um western atípico, denso e, principalmente, corajoso para sua época.January 05, 2004
One of the top movie westerns.April 20, 2003
Packs a pretty incredible emotional punch in its brief 75 minutes.August 21, 2002
Studio-bound (it looks like a 50s TV film), but powerfulOctober 17, 2003
It should tell you something that this was among Orson Welles' favourite filmsOctober 22, 2003
one of the saddest movies ever producedMay 14, 2008
It holds up as the best anti-lynching film ever made.December 13, 2003
Were it not for the horses, the script as filmed could easily be performed on the stage as a three-act play.