After making the first revisionist Western (The Wildest) in 1963, Martin Ritt continued this progressive path with Hombre, released four years later, still worn by his favorite actor Paul Newman.
Adapted from Elmore Leonard’s novel of the same name, the film follows the journey of a white man raised by an Indian tribe on a stagecoach where he meets, among others, an irreverent adventurer.
A prominent political director, Martin Ritt departs from the classic Western and dares to evoke the American genocide for the first time through a sophisticated metaphor (the film is notably one of the least talked about in the history of cinema). Hombre thus stands out for its themes that denounce America’s WASP racism against minorities and questionable morals towards them.
man It was one of the biggest hits of 1967 in North America, grossing $6.5 million. score that rises to $12 million at the international box office.
man Martin Ritt with Paul Newman, Fredric Marchi, Richard Boone…
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