As i say, though, a man alone is his best western and the film is directed and shot interestingly enough to make it definitely worth a watch. A man alone 1955 western film ray milland, mary murphy,ward. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The united artists film marty won the academy award for best picture for 1955. A man alone 1955 ray milland cast and crew allmovie. While escaping a lynch mob, steele stumbles onto an arizona ranch that has been quarantined due to yellow fever. At gunpoint is an american 1955 western film directed by alfred l. A man alone republic, 1955 somber, visually impressive, not at all bad.
Alfred hitchcock 18991980 was an english director and filmmaker. A man alone 1955 ray milland, mary murphy, ward bond. Or perhaps they did, and guessed that some of the films implications would not be fully recognized by 1955 audiences. A man alone 1955 regarder film complet peu film vieillir. A man alone 1955 is a really good movie, and im so excited to hear that kino lorbers bringing it out on dvd and bluray and from 4k material from paramount, no less. Jonathan, while i would love to see the film you discuss my guess is that milland could not have sold so downbeat a western to any studio.
Photographed by russell metty in technicolor around the thousand oaks area in california, with the title song warbled by frankie laine. A man alone was one of the last major pictures that the republic studio organization released as it slowly expired, and it is one of the best westerns of 1955. Ray milland in a man alone 1955 ward bond and mary murphy in a man alone 1955 see all 16 photos. Its described on the kino lorber site as a new hd master from a 4k scan of the original trucolor negative and positive separations. The film is a remake of the 1924 weimar silent the last laugh, with the setting updated to postwar germany.
Studio organization released as it slowly expired, and it is one of the best westerns of 1955. A man alone 1955 stranded in the desert, gunfighter wes steele ray milland comes across the gory aftermath of a stagecoach robbery in which all the victims were murdered in cold blood. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Released 1955, a man alone stars ray milland, mary murphy, ward bond, raymond burr the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. On this day in 1955, a racing car in le mans, france, goes out of control and crashes into stands filled with spectators, killing 82 people. Surprisingly good for a republic film, and in colour too, this engrossing western with a.
A man alone, 1955, starring and directed by ray milland, with mary murphy, ward bond, raymond burr and lee van cleef. Milland starring ray milland, mary murphy and ward bond. Milland, with ray milland, mary murphy, ward bond, at turner classic movies. Directed by ray milland starring ray milland, mary murphy, ward bond, raymond burr, lee van cleef, alan hale jr. A gunfighters main hope lies in the trust of a beautiful woman who hides him out when he is wrongly suspected of a stagecoach massacre. Race car at le mans crashes into spectators, killing 82. A man alone 1955 stream and watch online moviefone.
A man alone 1955 approved 1h 36min romance, western 28 october 1955 usa a gunfighters main hope lies in the trust of a beautiful woman who hides him out when he is wrongly suspected of a stagecoach massacre. What could have ended up as western noir classic instead turns into instead standard hollywood fare, complete with a relatively upbeat ending. A man learning to live with memries of midnights that fell apart at dawn in me, you see a man alone drinking up sundays and spending them alone a man who knows love is seldom what it seems only other peoples dreams instrumentalstrings a man learning to live with memories of midnights that fell apart at dawn in me, you see a man alone. Taking one of the stagecoachs horses to ride into the next town, steele finds himself accused of the robbery by the hotheaded sheriffs deputy. The first third of the film has almost no dialogue, and what exists is spoken by supporting actors. Milland makes his directorial debut in this excellent western. Republic gave the veteran star ray milland his first chance to direct with this 1955 western, a moody chamber piece that makes the most of a restricted setting. A man alone 1955 film brandnew pal region 2 dvdr supplied on a dvdr disc only. The tragedy in the famous 24hour race leads to a ban. Popularly known as the master of suspense for his use of innovative film techniques in thrillers, hitchcock started his career in the british film industry as a title designer and art director for a number of silent films during the early 1920s. A man alone is a 1955 american trucolor western film directed by ray milland credited as r. It is a set text in most new zealand courses in universities, and is often grossly misrepresented as a kind of celebration of the kiwi bloke going it alone, getting offside with the law and women, and making a fist of it on his own terms. John tucker battle screenplay, mort briskin story stars.
Find similar and related movies for a man alone 1955 ray milland on allmovie. Buy a man alone movie posters from movie poster shop. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. He plays a gunfighter who hides out in the house of. When a gunfighter is accused of murder and ready to be lynched by an angry mob, he lays low in the sheriffs house while figuring out the truth with the lawmans daughter. A man alone 1955 ray milland, mary murphy, ward bond, western november 20, 2015 a gunfighter, stranded in the desert, comes across the aftermath of a stage robbery, in which all the passengers were killed.
Cast and crew credits for a man alone, 1955, directed by r. A man alone 1955 film complet en francais film complet. This film has a number of the bmovie notes of cynicism in it about the west. A man alonedvdstarring ray milland and raymond burr1955. Wikimedia commons has media related to films of the united states, 1955. Last year i shared the great news that one of my favorite westerns, a man alone 1955, would be coming out on bluray and dvd in 2018.
Millands expressive performance, particularly his reaction to seeing a murdered mother and child, needs no words to engage viewer sympathy. Watch the latest trailers in 60 seconds, including little fires everywhere, brahms. Western movies full length a man alone 1955 best western. Man alone has become a classic of new zealand fiction. Seen today, rebel without a cause plays like a todd solondz movie, in which characters with bizarre problems perform a charade of normal behavior. Find movie and film cast and crew information for a man alone 1955 ray milland on allmovie. Western movies full length a man alone 1955 best western movies all of time part 12. A man alone 1955 film complet en francais a 20170920t03. As wayne himself has noted that there were many films he worked on but. Buy a man alonedvdstarring ray milland and raymond burr1955 from amazons movies store.
Milland also starred in the film, playing fugitive gunslinger wes steele. That time has now arrived, with the recent release of a beautiful print of the movie by kino lorber. Ray milland starred in the film, and it was his directorial debut as well. Werker and starring fred macmurray, dorothy malone and walter brennan. A man alone 1955 regarder film complet posted by zulia posted on 1. His directorial debut was the 1925 release the pleasure garden. Stranded in the desert, gunfighter wes steele ray milland comes across the gory aftermath of a stagecoach robbery in which all the victims were murdered in cold blood.
One could argue that universal classic monsters complete 30film collection is a misnomer because it omits 1920s silent films. In addition to starring, ray milland directed in his directorial debut. A man alone 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Ray milland made his directorial debut with the republic western a man alone. During his enforced stay, he falls in love with sheriffs daughter nadine. A man alone bluray disc, 2018 for sale online ebay.
Milland plays a notorious gunslinger who, in a powerful opening sequence filmed without dialogue, discovers the grisly. Despite my crushing disappointment at yet another incomplete cut of the wicker man being foisted on the public as somehow being complete, i cant fault the 83yearold hardy for getting behind what may be the best, most complete cut of his film hell see in his lifetime. The story involves a man milland who stumbles onto the aftermath of a stagecoach robbery in the arizona desert in which there were no survivors. It doesnt depict it with noir cinematography, which would certainly have improved its timelessness, but it is very competently. That being said, this is a really great collection of universals monster movies between 1931 and 1956, but it is not without controversy.
Ray milland needs the help of a good woman and the timely kindness of very angry people. Kino lorber studio classics delivers a man alone to bluray with a strong video. Read the full synopsis of a man alone, 1955, directed by r. Wes steele is truly a man alone, in the middle of a waking nightmare. Gunslinger wes steele ray milland, who also directed learns no good deed goes unpunished when he reports a violent stagecoach robbery that left all the passengers dead.