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C
Average
MASTER SCORE 47.4 / 100
2008·Action / Drama / Western·1h 52m

THE MAN WHO CAME BACK

Framed for murder and left for dead, a local legend comes back to make the guilty pay as he seeks revenge on those who killed his family, in this traditional Western about one man who stood against injustice.

Above the Line
Glen Pitre·DirectorChuck Walker·ScreenplayChuck Walker·WriterStoeps Langensteiner·Director of PhotographyPhil Marshall·Original Music ComposerSimon Carmody·Editor
Cast
Eric Braeden·Reese PaxtonBilly Zane·EzraJames Patrick Stuart·Billy DukeGeorge Kennedy·Judge DukeCarol Alt·Angelique PaxtonSean Young·KateKen Norton·GrandpaJennifer O'Dell·ElenaPeter Jason·The WardenArmand Assante·Amos
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Glen Pitre·Director
Writing· 3
Chuck Walker·WriterGlen Pitre·WriterChuck Walker·Screenplay
Camera· 2
Stoeps Langensteiner·Director of PhotographySimon Carmody·Camera Operator
Editing· 2
Simon Carmody·EditorMatthew Booth·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Phil Marshall·Original Music ComposerStanley Kastner·Sound Re-Recording MixerDonald Lyles·Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art & Design· 8
Karl Meek·Production DesignRona Lamont·Costume DesignJames Wiley Fowler·Art DirectionKarl Meek·Art DirectionKathleen Rottweiller·Assistant Costume DesignerCheryl G. Smith·Set CostumerBonnie McFerrin·Makeup EffectsLinda Kunkle·Makeup Artist
Production· 10
Ra-Ana Gilani·ProducerGudegast Braeden·Executive ProducerChuck Walker·ProducerStephen Bowen·Executive ProducerSam Cable·ProducerYankie Grant·ProducerMichelle Benoit·ProducerJohn Castellanos·ProducerEric Braeden·Executive ProducerDonald Paul Pemrick·Casting
Other Departments· 1
Dick Ziker·Stunt Coordinator
By the Numbers
47.4
OF 100
Master Score
4.9
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
Intense, Action Packed
Composition
Layered
Era
1970s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A man in a dark cowboy hat and a long brown coat is depicted from the waist up, holding a revolver in each hand. The revolver in his raised right hand is firing”

westernaction
Key Elements
RevolverCowboy HatLong CoatHorses
Atmosphere
Gritty
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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