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Director:
Henry Hathaway
Writers:
Harold Robbins (novel)
John Michael Hayes (story)
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Release Date:
10 June 1966 (USA) more
Genre:
Western more
Tagline:
Some called him savage- and some called him saint... some felt his hate- and one found his love... and three had to die... more
Plot:
A naive half-Indian, half-white man evolves into a hardened killer as he tracks down his parents' murderers. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Steve McQueen Tribute At Lincoln Center- Family And Colleagues Host Screenings
 (From CinemaRetro. 16 May 2009, 2:58 PM, PDT)
Hitchcock Screenwriter John Michael Hayes Dead At Age 89
 (From CinemaRetro. 26 November 2008, 2:23 PM, PST)
User Comments:
Another tall revenge tale from Harold Robbins--western style... more (42 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Steve McQueen ... Nevada Smith / Max Sand / Fitch

Karl Malden ... Tom Fitch
Brian Keith ... Jonas Cord
Arthur Kennedy ... Bill Bowdre

Suzanne Pleshette ... Pilar
Raf Vallone ... Father Zaccardi
Janet Margolin ... Neesa
Pat Hingle ... Big Foot (work camp trustee)
Howard Da Silva ... Warden of work camp

Martin Landau ... Jesse Coe
Paul Fix ... Sheriff Bonnell
Gene Evans ... Sam Sand
Josephine Hutchinson ... Mrs. Elvira McCandles

John Doucette ... Uncle Ben McCandles

Val Avery ... Buck Mason (bartender)
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
128 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Singapore:PG | West Germany:16 (nf) | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1966) | UK:15 (1988) | UK:A (1966) (cut) | USA:Approved (Certificate #21075) | USA:Not Rated (DVD) | France:-16 (DVD rating) | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:M | Norway:16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG-13
Filming Locations:
Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA more
Company:
Solar Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In the scene in the cattle pens when Max (Steve McQueen) fights Jessie Coe (Martin Landau), Max crouches behind a fence and opens the gate to let the cattle out. Some cattle come out the gate while others knock down the fence, and Max must dodge the flailing legs and hooves of the stampeding cattle. The knocking down of the fence was accidental, and McQueen was very nearly trampled for real. Shots of Max rolling clear of the hooves were added when it was decided to use the accidental footage. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Near the beginning of the movie, when Uncle Ben is seen twice with his buckboard, his name is painted on the seat back as "McCandles". The end credits spell it "McCanles". more
Quotes:
Jonas Cord: I sure can't tell you which way to go, but you want to catch 'em, you best go where the money is. If they got it, they're goin' to head for where they can spend it. If they ain't got it, they'll go where they can steal it. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (2005) (TV) more

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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Another tall revenge tale from Harold Robbins--western style..., 6 September 2007
6/10
Author: Neil Doyle from U.S.A.

NEVADA SMITH is a long-winded revenge tale encompassing chapters in a man's quest for revenge. The first chapter is the most interesting--with BRIAN KEITH showing "the kid" (STEVE McQUEEN) something about handling a gun as a gunslinger should who's looking to avenge the killers of his parents.

As the killers--MARTIN LANDAU, ARTHUR KENNEDY and KARL MALDEN--give tough, gritty performances and each is slated to be avenged for the killing of Nevada Smith's parents.

But the last half of the film sags under the tacked on spiritual saga with RAF VALLONE preaching the Bible to "the kid", who promises to "keep it in mind" before he goes off to find the third man, KARL MALDEN.

It's all directed in typical Henry Hathaway fashion--ruggedly staged action against gorgeous scenic backgrounds. It's a role that suits STEVE McQUEEN as perfectly as any of his best parts. He's especially good in the early segment as the uneducated kid who comes under the tutoring of BRIAN KEITH as Jonas Cord.

The swamp scenes, where McQueen gets himself sent to prison so he can locate Arthur Kennedy, almost seem like segments from another movie he made with Dustin Hoffman--PAPILLON. HOWARD DaSILVA and PAT HINGLE play the brutal warden and his helpmate in brutal fashion. SUZANNE PLESHETTE is rather unlikely as a doomed native girl in an underwritten role.

Summing up: A revenge tale that could have been trimmed by at least 30 minutes to make a tighter western.

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