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The Tall Men

  • 19551955
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  • 2h 2m
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6.7/10
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Clark Gable, Jane Russell, and Robert Ryan in The Tall Men (1955)
Two brothers discharged from the Confederate Army join a businessman for a cattle drive from Texas to Montana where they run into raiding Jayhawkers, angry Sioux, rough terrain and bad weather.
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Two brothers discharged from the Confederate Army join a businessman for a cattle drive from Texas to Montana where they run into raiding Jayhawkers, angry Sioux, rough terrain and bad weath... Read allTwo brothers discharged from the Confederate Army join a businessman for a cattle drive from Texas to Montana where they run into raiding Jayhawkers, angry Sioux, rough terrain and bad weather.Two brothers discharged from the Confederate Army join a businessman for a cattle drive from Texas to Montana where they run into raiding Jayhawkers, angry Sioux, rough terrain and bad weather.
IMDb RATING
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2.7K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Raoul Walsh
  • Writers
    • Sydney Boehm(screen play by)
    • Frank S. Nugent(screen play by)
    • Heck Allen(from the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Clark Gable
    • Jane Russell
    • Robert Ryan
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  • Director
    • Raoul Walsh
  • Writers
    • Sydney Boehm(screen play by)
    • Frank S. Nugent(screen play by)
    • Heck Allen(from the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Clark Gable
    • Jane Russell
    • Robert Ryan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 51User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
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    Clark Gable
    Clark Gable
    • Col. Ben Allison
    Jane Russell
    Jane Russell
    • Nella Turner
    Robert Ryan
    Robert Ryan
    • Nathan Stark
    Cameron Mitchell
    Cameron Mitchell
    • Clint Allison
    Juan García
    Juan García
    • Luis
    • (as Juan Garcia)
    Harry Shannon
    Harry Shannon
    • Sam
    Emile Meyer
    Emile Meyer
    • Chickasaw Charlie
    Steve Darrell
    Steve Darrell
    • Col. Norris
    • (as Stevan Darrell)
    Robert Adler
    Robert Adler
    • Wrangler
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Baker
    Frank Baker
    • Saloon Dealer
    • (uncredited)
    Rudy Bowman
    Rudy Bowman
    • Miner
    • (uncredited)
    Chet Brandenburg
    Chet Brandenburg
    • Hotel Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Argentina Brunetti
    Argentina Brunetti
    • Maria - the Dressmaker
    • (uncredited)
    Bob Burns
    Bob Burns
    • Miner
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Carter
    Harry Carter
    • Cattle Buyer
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Gabrille Del Valle
    • Man
    • (uncredited)
    Tom Fadden
    Tom Fadden
    • Hank - Livery Stable Owner
    • (uncredited)
    Gilda Fontana
    • Spanish Girl
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Raoul Walsh
    • Writers
      • Sydney Boehm(screen play by)
      • Frank S. Nugent(screen play by)
      • Heck Allen(from the novel by)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      It was reported that Clark Gable, who described himself as 6'2", wore lifts to look taller than his 6'4" co-star Robert Ryan in several scenes. Gable also stood on a box to look taller than Ryan when they first see the jayhawkers.
    • Goofs
      When Ben and Clint first enter the saloon and the livery stable in Mineral City, Clint's two-gun rig is hidden by his coat. When Clint follows Stark into the livery stable, his guns are strapped on the outside and over his coat, yet when they ride out of town, his guns are back under the coat.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Nella Turner: Ben, it was a long walk out here and my feet are killing me. Will you take my boots off?

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: MONTANA TERRITORY 1866

      They came from the South, headed for the goldfields...Ben and Clint Allison, lonely, desperate men. Riding away from a heartbreak memory of Gettysburg. Looking for a new life. A story of tall men - and long shadows.
    • Connections
      Featured in Biography: Jane Russell: Body and Soul (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Tall Men
      by Ken Darby

      Written by Ken Darby

    User reviews51

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Among the last of its kind
    The tall men in question are Clark Gable, Robert Ryan and Cameron Mitchell heading a cattle drive to Montana through some of the most spectacular scenery in any western and Jane Russell is the woman along for the ride in Raoul Walsh's handsome, large-scale and decidedly old-fashioned movie. There isn't a great deal of plot and the tensions between the central characters are never fully developed but it's well-played and director Walsh handles the action sequences with aplomb. Sad to think, though, that within five years Gable would be dead and a new breed of darker, more intense psychological westerns would have replaced Boys Own Adventure movies like this one. It was among the last of its kind.
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    • Aug 27, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 12, 1955 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • The Tall Man
    • Filming locations
      • Sierra de Organos, Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,115,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,714
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.55 : 1

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