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Backlash

  • 19561956
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.6K
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Donna Reed and Richard Widmark in Backlash (1956)
Jim Slater seeks a survivor of the Apache ambush his father died in.
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Jim Slater seeks a survivor of the Apache ambush his father died in.Jim Slater seeks a survivor of the Apache ambush his father died in.Jim Slater seeks a survivor of the Apache ambush his father died in.
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  • Director
    • John Sturges
  • Writers
    • Frank Gruber(novel)
    • Borden Chase(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Richard Widmark
    • Donna Reed
    • William Campbell
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  • Director
    • John Sturges
  • Writers
    • Frank Gruber(novel)
    • Borden Chase(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Richard Widmark
    • Donna Reed
    • William Campbell
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 22User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Donna Reed and Richard Widmark in Backlash (1956)
    Donna Reed and Richard Widmark in Backlash (1956)
    Richard Widmark in Backlash (1956)
    William Campbell in Backlash (1956)
    Richard Widmark in Backlash (1956)
    Donna Reed and Richard Widmark in Backlash (1956)
    Donna Reed and Richard Widmark in Backlash (1956)
    Richard Widmark in Backlash (1956)
    Donna Reed in Backlash (1956)
    John McIntire in Backlash (1956)
    Richard Widmark in Backlash (1956)
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    Richard Widmark
    Richard Widmark
    • Jim Slateras Jim Slater
    Donna Reed
    Donna Reed
    • Karyl Ortonas Karyl Orton
    William Campbell
    William Campbell
    • Johnny Coolas Johnny Cool
    John McIntire
    John McIntire
    • Jim Bonniwell aka William Slateras Jim Bonniwell aka William Slater
    Barton MacLane
    Barton MacLane
    • Sgt. George Lakeas Sgt. George Lake
    Harry Morgan
    Harry Morgan
    • Tony Welkeras Tony Welker
    Robert J. Wilke
    Robert J. Wilke
    • Jeff Welkeras Jeff Welker
    Jack Lambert
    Jack Lambert
    • Mike Bentonas Mike Benton
    Roy Roberts
    Roy Roberts
    • Maj. Carsonas Maj. Carson
    Edward Platt
    Edward Platt
    • Sheriff J.C. Marsonas Sheriff J.C. Marson
    • (as Edward C. Platt)
    Robert Foulk
    Robert Foulk
    • Sheriff John F. Olsonas Sheriff John F. Olson
    Phil Chambers
    Phil Chambers
    • Deputy Sheriff Dobbsas Deputy Sheriff Dobbs
    Gregg Barton
    Gregg Barton
    • Sleepyas Sleepy
    Fred Graham
    Fred Graham
    • Ned McCloudas Ned McCloud
    Frank Chase
    • Cassidy, Shotgun Rideras Cassidy, Shotgun Rider
    Chris Alcaide
    Chris Alcaide
    • Dick Lawrenceas Dick Lawrence
    • (uncredited)
    Walter Beaver
    • Little Willieas Little Willie
    • (uncredited)
    Wayne Burson
    • Soldieras Soldier
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • John Sturges
    • Writers
      • Frank Gruber(novel)
      • Borden Chase(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Director John Sturges hired several hundred Papago Native Americans to play Indians in this film.
    • Goofs
      Karyl Orton's underwear is appropriate for the 1950s, but not the nineteenth century
    • Quotes

      Jim Slater: Oh no, not again! You know, a man can get awful tired of bein' shot at.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Svengoolie: Indestructible Man (2021)

    User reviews22

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    7/10
    Learning Some Horrible Truths
    Donna Reed comes upon Richard Widmark at a place called Gila Valley where five men were massacred by Indians and one man escaped with $60,000.00. Three of the five men were identified, but none of the deceased is either Widmark's father or Reed's husband. Of course both are hunting for their respective relations.

    The search yields some truths that neither one is willing to face up to. But both seek and find support and comfort in the other.

    Backlash as a previous reviewer remarked is almost like a detective story set in the west. John Sturges gets some find performances out of his cast.

    The two who stand out and steal the film from the stars are William Campbell as a punk gunfighter and John McIntire as the amoral outlaw leader in whose hands Widmark and Reed fall into at the end of their odyssey.

    No studio backlots for this western, good location photography and a very nice plot distinguish this film. Catch it the next time AMC runs it.
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    • Apr 29, 2006

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    • Release date
      • April 11, 1956 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Šesti čovek
    • Filming locations
      • Old Tucson - 201 S. Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal International Pictures (UI)
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    • Budget
      • $1,025,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1
      • 2:1

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