Tonight on TV: Clint Eastwood must have seen this powerful and sophisticated western before making Merciless

Jim Douglas is looking for four outlaws who killed his wife. He finds them in prison, ready to be hanged. But they escape, and the townspeople task Douglas with finding them.

This is the great Western Les Bravados, which was released in French cinemas in 1957. Directed by Henry King, this revenge-driven film has a top-notch cast including Gregory Peck, Joan Collins, Lee Van Cleef, Albert Salm, Stephen Boyd and Henry Silva.

Apriori is a very classic style, feature film bravados In the end, it reveals itself in minutes to be truly rich, precisely exploring the psychology of each character. One of the great features of this little-known western that we should quickly discover? Charismatic performance Gregory Peck, who made this film in reaction to McCarthyism and who is impressive as a ruthless man. A role that surely inspired Clint Eastwood for one of his great classics that hit theaters in 1992, Certain… Merciless!

Almost two million viewers in France

Powerful and sophisticated, with brilliant photography, a feature film bravadosSet in Mexico’s magnificent natural setting, Western fans will be delighted. And it will also surprise them, especially with a surprising ending.

bravados, a hugely enjoyable public success in French cinemas with almost 2 million entries, will it find its place in your living room this Sunday evening? It’s up to you, but we can’t recommend watching this very good western enough.

Tonight on Arte at 21:05.