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6.0/10   295 votes
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Writers:
P.J. Pesce (writer) &
Tom Abrams (writer)
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Release Date:
1995 (Finland) more
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Tagline:
Travellers. Partners. Lovers. Robbers. more
Plot:
After years of suffering under her beating husband, Sarah decides to no longer take any humiliation or battery - and kills him... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
Well-acted, filmed, but my sympathies ran other way more (9 total)

Cast

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Sam Elliott ... Marshall Bill Speakes

Craig Sheffer ... Jack Cooper

Linda Fiorentino ... Sarah O'Rourke
Frank Whaley ... Walter Cooper
John Furlong ... Zeb Hollister
Robin Westphal ... Mamie Hollister
Boots Southerland ... Scar Face Leader
Joey Hamlin ... Laughing Boy Killer

Daniel O'Haco ... Happy (as Danny O'Haco)

Bradley Whitford ... Tommy Donnelly
Jill Scott Momaday ... Janie
R.L. Tolbert ... Lean Poker Player
P.J. Pesce ... Scared Mustachioed Cowboy
Rockne Tarkington ... Packo
Michael Huddleston ... Clyde
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Runtime:
USA:93 min
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1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby (as Dolby Surround)
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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Well-acted, filmed, but my sympathies ran other way, 6 April 2004
Author: trpdean from New York, New York

This movie seems to have been written under the shade of Unforgiven - the beating of a woman justifies over a dozen murders. I didn't see it that way. Throughout the movie, my sympathy (unlike that of Mr. English who also reviewed this) was with the marshal (as rough as he was) in catching and hanging the murderer - and her partner.

The movie was very well-done though - and a particularly wonderful and surprising beginning.

Note the wonderful chimed music when things get most exciting.

It's worth seeing. Linda Fiorentino is superb - and Elliott was born to play westerns - and does this wonderfully - with great restraint.

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