Western

Drama

Junior Bonner

Solar Productions

United States of America

English

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Steve McQueen

Robert Preston

Ida Lupino

Ben Johnson

Joe Don Baker

Barbara Leigh

Mary Murphy

Bill McKinney

Dub Taylor

Sandra Deel

Don 'Red' Barry

Charles H. Gray

Matthew Peckinpah

Sundown Spencer

Rita Garrison

Roxanne Knight

Sandra Pew

William E. Pierce

P. K. Strong

Toby Michaels

Bonnie Clausing

Francesca Jarvis

George Weintraub

Irene Simpson

Lynette Carrington

James M. George

Rod Hart

Wayne McLaren

Sam Peckinpah

Sharon Peckinpah

Casey Tibbs

Jerry Fielding

Joe Wizan

Lynn Stalmaster

Robert L. Wolfe

Jerry Wunderlich

Lucien Ballard

Frank Santillo

Ted Haworth

Katherine Haber

Loren Janes

William P. Turner

John Franco

Charles M. Wilborn

Richard Portman

Bill Avery

Frank Baur

Malcolm R. Harding

James C. Pratt

Robert J. Visciglia Sr.

Michael Gilbert

Jeb Rosebrook

Mickey Borofsky

Newt Arnold

Gaylin P. Schultz

Joseph Edesa

Donald W. Roberson

Lynn Del Kail

Bud Hulburd

Average film but it does feature a cracking lead performance.

The film itself is interesting enough, even to those not interested in its core subject of Rodeo, and it's a story that I think most viewers can get onside with. The title character played wonderfully by Steve McQueen returns to his home town of Prescott, Arizona, to find that the family he left behind is now fractured and that age has caught up with him and his Rodeo life.

It's a very up and down piece that on the surface doesn't seem like a directed effort from Sam Peckinpah. But there's some very special treats in the film to look out for. I have never been to a Rodeo so I have no frame of reference as regards the power of the Rodeo scenes here, but they certainly hit the spot of this particular viewer, in fact, I was transfixed by them. The film is also dotted with interesting and nicely drawn characters that are thankfully well realised by the acting talent on show. Ida Lupino, Robert Preston & Ben Johnson all help to keep the film way above average, but ultimately it's Steve McQueen turning in a memorable lead performance that actually deserves a better film than the one it ends up being. So 7/10 for the film as a whole, but a genuine 10/10 for the affectingly deep turn from McQueen.

Above average film featuring a cracking lead performance.

The film itself is interesting enough, even to those not interested in its core subject of Rodeo, and it's a story that I think most viewers can get onside with. The title character played wonderfully by Steve McQueen returns to his home town of Prescott, Arizona, to find that the family he left behind is now fractured and that age has caught up with him and his Rodeo life.

It's a very up and down piece that on the surface doesn't seem like a directed effort from Sam Peckinpah. But there's some very special treats in the film to look out for. I have never been to a Rodeo so I have no frame of reference as regards the power of the Rodeo scenes here, but they certainly hit the spot of this particular viewer, in fact, I was transfixed by them. The film is also dotted with interesting and nicely drawn characters that are thankfully well realised by the acting talent on show. Ida Lupino, Robert Preston & Ben Johnson all help to keep the film way above average, but ultimately it's Steve McQueen turning in a memorable lead performance that actually deserves a better film than the one it ends up being. So 7/10 for the film as a whole, but a genuine 10/10 for the affectingly deep turn from McQueen.

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