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The Last Wagon

  • 19561956
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
3.4K
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The Last Wagon (1956)
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Western
Wagon train survivors of an Apache attack entrust the sheriff's prisoner, scout Comanche Todd, with their lives despite his wanted-for-murder status.Wagon train survivors of an Apache attack entrust the sheriff's prisoner, scout Comanche Todd, with their lives despite his wanted-for-murder status.Wagon train survivors of an Apache attack entrust the sheriff's prisoner, scout Comanche Todd, with their lives despite his wanted-for-murder status.
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  • Director
    • Delmer Daves
  • Writers
    • James Edward Grant(screenplay)
    • Delmer Daves(screenplay)
    • Gwen Bagni(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Richard Widmark
    • Felicia Farr
    • Susan Kohner
  • Director
    • Delmer Daves
  • Writers
    • James Edward Grant(screenplay)
    • Delmer Daves(screenplay)
    • Gwen Bagni(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Richard Widmark
    • Felicia Farr
    • Susan Kohner
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 43User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
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    The Last Wagon (1956)
    The Last Wagon (1956)
    Richard Widmark in The Last Wagon (1956)
    Nick Adams in The Last Wagon (1956)
    Nick Adams and Stephanie Griffin in The Last Wagon (1956)
    The Last Wagon (1956)
    Tommy Rettig in The Last Wagon (1956)
    Susan Kohner in The Last Wagon (1956)
    Stephanie Griffin in The Last Wagon (1956)
    Richard Widmark in The Last Wagon (1956)
    Ray Stricklyn in The Last Wagon (1956)
    Nick Adams in The Last Wagon (1956)

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    Richard Widmark
    Richard Widmark
    • Comanche Todd
    Felicia Farr
    Felicia Farr
    • Jenny
    Susan Kohner
    Susan Kohner
    • Jolie Normand
    Tommy Rettig
    Tommy Rettig
    • Billy
    Stephanie Griffin
    Stephanie Griffin
    • Valinda Normand
    Ray Stricklyn
    Ray Stricklyn
    • Clint
    Nick Adams
    Nick Adams
    • Ridge
    Carl Benton Reid
    Carl Benton Reid
    • Gen. Howard
    Douglas Kennedy
    Douglas Kennedy
    • Col. Normand
    George Mathews
    George Mathews
    • Sheriff Bull Harper
    James Drury
    James Drury
    • Lt. Kelly
    Ken Clark
    Ken Clark
    • Sergeant
    John Barton
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    John Bose
    John Bose
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Timothy Carey
    Timothy Carey
    • Cole Harper
    • (uncredited)
    Gene Coogan
    Gene Coogan
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Juney Ellis
    • Mrs. Clinton
    • (uncredited)
    Abel Fernandez
    Abel Fernandez
    • Apache Medicine Man
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Delmer Daves
    • Writers
      • James Edward Grant(screenplay)
      • Delmer Daves(screenplay)
      • Gwen Bagni(screenplay) (story)
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    • Trivia
      Talking about his personal life, Comanche Todd (Richard Widmark) said that his wife was 22 when she was killed with her 2 sons. Also said "Billy told that you were going to get married, have you been broken?" Jenny's answer "No, I am saving for marriage", passed the censors, (By been broken, he referred to breaking horses).
    • Goofs
      During the last third of the film, Tommy Rettig's hair goes from being long and fair, with a fringe, to being short and dark and brushed back and then back again on two occasions.
    • Quotes

      [after capturing Todd, Sheriff Harper offers to join Colonel Normand's wagon train]

      Col. Normand: He's safe in your custody, I suppose. It's just that we got women and children with us.

      Sheriff Bull Harper: He'll be safe. The first time he don't look safe, he'll get dead.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: 1873 Arizona Territory
    • Connections
      Referenced in Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 (1999)

    User reviews43

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    7/10
    Romantic adventure western about the survivors of an Indian raid and subsequently surrounded by hundreds of revengeful Apaches
    Good dramatic Western with nice acting and spectacular lanscapes from Red Rock Crossing , Sedona, Arizona . Pretty tough Western with great acting and masterfully made , it stars Richard Widmark as the primitive Commanche Todd whom the others believe to be a murderer but they are forced to accept him as a leader . Todd (Richard Widmark) is son of a white missionary whose family was killed and brought up by Comanches , he exacts vendetta on the four brothers who raped and murdered his Indian wife and children . Widmark deals with the more or less racist members of a wagon train and is left with the survivors on his hands after an Indian attack . They entrust the sheriff's (George Matthews) prisoner, who is captured and dragged to trial . As they must put their lives into the hands of the scout Comanche Todd . Todd who has charismatic qualities of leadership , as he could be defined as a two-fisted hero , as he emerges from the dust to stop vengeful Indians and later on , the young settlers atttempt to escape to freedom through rugged Indian territory. While Todd falls for a drippy colonist , (Felicia Farr) . Along the way hundreds of vengeful Apaches track them down, thirsting for blood . Nothing could stop the last wagon from coming through! .To save their lives, he'll have to risk his own.

    This movie has a formidable combination of fine performances, intense drama and spectacular outdoors . Director Delmer Daves aims for psychological realism with a contemporary treatment and about an innocent and harassed man who becomes leader of a group of youthful people . The plot is plain and simple some settlers result to be ambushed and massacred by the Indians whose families were slaughtered by the whites, then a few survivors trust on an expert scout despite his wanted-for-murder status. A blending of talent actors with great leading players of whom Richard Widmark holds the best character as a brave frontiersman . The hothouse plot drives mercilessly forward with action , thrills , attacks and turns . The tale is strong one and the yarn is wonderfully located against a background of Arizona mountains . Very good main cast , standiing out Richard Widmark as the white man who has lived with the Comanches most of his life and is wanted for the murder of three men , he is the great hero dysplaying an inflexible sense of purpose , contriving some complexity about his role , including a certain riveting ambiguity . From his successful beginning with Kiss of death , Street with no name , Panic in the streets , Widmark has developed a brilliant and fruitful career , specially in Western genre that include : Broken Lance , The law and Jake Wade , Warlock , The Alamo , Two rode together , How the West was won , Cheyenne Autumn , Alvarez Kelly , The way west , Death of a gunfighter , Mr Horn , When the legends die and his last one : Texas Guns . Support cast is frankly well such as : Nick Adams , Susan Kohner , Tommy Rettig , George Mathews , Douglas Kennedy ,James Drury , Ken Clark , Carl Benton Reid, Timothy Carey , Bob Reeves , Abel Fernández , among others . The literate storyline sustains interest thanks to the relationships among the misfit characters and enhanced by cinemascope cinematography by cameraman Wilford Cline . Containing gorgeous outdoors exteriors from Oak Creek Canyon, Boynton Canyon,Sedona, Red Rock Crossing, Bell Rock, Sedona, Schnebly Hill, Arizona . Being well accompanied by a sensitive and moving musical score by Lionel Newman .

    This red-blooded Western was compelling and stylishly directed by Delmer Daves and superbly filmed on location . Being made in the middle of his best period-all Western- . Daves was a fine , first-rate filmmaker who mingled moral or ethic analysis , documentary , lyrism , and large open spaces . Daves made some Western masterpieces , he was one of the greatest directors . As he was a western expert, including titles as ¨Broken arrow¨, the first pro-Indian western with James Stewart , ¨Drum beat¨ with Charles Bronson, ¨The last wagon¨ with Richard Widmark , ¨The badlanders¨ with Alan Ladd and Borgnine, ¨3:10 to Yuma¨ with Glenn Ford, ¨Cowboy¨ with Jack Lemmon, ¨The return of the Texan¨ with Dale Robertson , and ¨The hanging tree¨ with Gary Cooper , among others . Rating 7/10. Better than average
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    • Release date
      • September 21, 1956 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Poslednja kola
    • Filming locations
      • Sedona, Arizona, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Budget
      • $1,670,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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