Hombre (1967)

John Russell, disdained by his "respectable" fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Native Americans, becomes their only hope for survival when they are set upon by outlaws.

Director:

Martin Ritt

Writers:

Irving Ravetch (screenplay), Harriet Frank Jr. (screenplay)

Stars:

Paul Newman, Fredric March, Richard Boone

3 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Paul Newman	...	John Russell
Fredric March	...	Favor
Richard Boone	...	Grimes
Diane Cilento	...	Jessie
Cameron Mitchell	...	Braden
Barbara Rush	...	Audra Favor
Peter Lazer	...	Billy Lee
Margaret Blye	...	Doris
Martin Balsam	...	Henry Mendez
Skip Ward	...	Steve Early
Frank Silvera	...	Mexican Bandit
David Canary	...	Lamar Dean
Val Avery	...	Delgado
Larry Ward	...	Soldier

Storyline

John 'Hombre' Russell is a white man raised by the Apaches on an Indian reservation and later by a white man in town. As an adult he prefers to live on the reservation. He is informed that he has inherited a lodging-house in the town. He goes to the town and decides to trade the place for a herd. He has to go to another city. The only stagecoach is one being hired for a special trip paid by Faver and his wife Audra. As there are several seats others join the stagecoach making seven very different passengers in all. During the journey they are robbed. With the leadership of John Russell they escape with little water and the money that the bandits want. They are pursued by the bandits. As they try to evade the bandits they reveal their true nature in a life threatening situation.

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Plot Keywords:

arizona desert | stagecoach | outlaw | journey | apache | 

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Taglines:

Hombre means MAN... Paul Newman is HOMBRE!

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Did You Know?

Trivia

It was generally believed that Grimes would have shot the Mexican bandit around 73 minutes into the film, and taken his guns.

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Goofs

In one scene, the sheriff bemoans the risks of his job, saying that he's a target for some "punk" looking to make a reputation for himself; the term, meaning a young hoodlum, did not come into use until 1917, long after the time period of the film.

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Quotes

Braden: Hey, what's going on?
Jessie: I'm moving you out. I want you to take your socks, your cigar stubs, your long johns, and your nickel-plated sheriff's badge, and amble back down the hall to your own room.
Braden: I like it here.
Jessie: Can't quite remember how you got squatter's rights in here, anyhow. Seems to me you came by one night to ask for an extra blanket and stayed a year.

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Connections

Referenced in Vintage Video: When Time Ran Out... (1980) (2020)

User Reviews

"Hombre" screenplay

"You'd eat dog. You'd fight for the bones too."

"You ever been hungry? I don't mean 'ready for supper' hungry. I mean when your belly swells."

"What do you expect me to take with me?" "Your life. How's that? And if you make it, we'll drink to your good luck."

"That Grimes. He think it going' to be easy. He doan brink no water, only whiskey." "Well, it's going to get a lot harder."

"I would like at least to know what his name was." "He was called John Russell."

These were all just off the top of my head not having seen the movie in over 8 years. (not counting the ones that have already been posted)

One of my favorite movies ever.

I am pleasantly surprised that there are other people out there that have seen it recently and/or remember it. Many other lines. I'll post when I watch it again.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 March 1967 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hombre

Filming Locations:

Redington, Arizona, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,860,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hombre Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1