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C
Average
MASTER SCORE 52.9 / 100
1957·Drama / Western·1h 28m

THE LONELY MAN

“Two of today's most publicized personalities Anthony Perkins and Jack Palance teamed in a great outdoor drama!”

Aging gunslinger Jacob Wade hopes to settle down with his estranged son, but his old enemies have other plans for him. Gunslinger Jacob Wade finds his long-abandoned son Riley, now a young man who hates his father but has nowhere else to go. Hoping to settle down, Jacob finds no town will have him. They end at Monolith, the ranch of Jacob's former girlfriend Ada, to whom he had no intention of returning. A mustang hunt finds Riley himself attracted to the shapely Ada...and Jacob having trouble with his eyesight. And his visions of a quiet life are doomed by the re-appearance of enemies from his past...

Above the Line
Henry Levin·DirectorRobert Smith·ScreenplayHarry Essex·ScreenplayLionel Lindon·Director of PhotographyVan Cleave·Original Music ComposerWilliam B. Murphy·Editor
Cast
Jack Palance·Jacob WadeAnthony Perkins·Riley WadeNeville Brand·King FisherRobert Middleton·Ben RyersonElisha Cook Jr.·WillieClaude Akins·BlackburnLee Van Cleef·FaroHarry Shannon·Dr. FisherJames Bell·Judge HartAdam Williams·Lon
Full Crew
(12 credits)
Directing· 1
Henry Levin·Director
Writing· 2
Robert Smith·ScreenplayHarry Essex·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Lionel Lindon·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
William B. Murphy·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Van Cleave·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 5
Roland Anderson·Art DirectionHal Pereira·Art DirectionRobert C. Bradfield·Set DecorationSam Comer·Set DecorationWally Westmore·Makeup Artist
Production· 1
Pat Duggan·Producer
By the Numbers
52.9
OF 100
Master Score
6.3
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Serious, Dramatic, Western
Composition
Layered
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features three figures in a sepia-toned, desert-like landscape. In the foreground, the right half of a man's face with a mustache is visible, looking”

westerndrama
Key Elements
Cowboy HatRifle
Atmosphere
Warm, Gritty
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Wilderness
Design Score
7/10
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