Hombre (1967)

John Russell, disdained by his "respectable" fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Indians, 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:

stagecoach | outlaw | journey | apache | apache territory | 

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Taglines:

Hombre means MAN... Paul Newman is HOMBRE!

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 March 1967 (USA)

Also Known As:

Man nannte ihn Hombre

Filming Locations:

Redington, Arizona, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,860,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$12,400,000, 31 December 1967

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hombre Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filming on "Hombre" coincided with that year's Academy Awards. Co-star Martin Balsam was a Best Supporting Actor nominee for A Thousand Clowns (1965), and not having received permission to leave the set, Balsam sneaked off to attend the ceremony. He won the Oscar.

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Goofs

The shotgun shells Mendez carries are a modern red plastic case. Period shells were brass cased.

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Quotes

John Russell: Glad to buy you dinner.
Jessie: There's a lot of men who'll do that, Mr. Russell.
John Russell: Well, I'd just as soon make it breakfast.

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Connections

Referenced in Jeopardy!: Episode #22.69 (2005)

User Reviews

Best Paul Newman Movie

There are so many rave comments here about Hombre I won't repeat them. I'll just say this is my favorite Paul Newman movie of them all, and one of the best Western's ever made. Richard Boone is terrific as the villain. Newman's low-key performance is remarkably powerful and authoritative. Great cast, story, mood, with an almost Zen like quality in the unfolding and resolution. Hombre has stayed with me for 33 years.