Das gebrochene Land (1962)

Das gebrochene Land: Directed by John A. Bushelman. With Kent Taylor, Diana Darrin, Jody McCrea, Robert Sampson. A cowboy rides into a small town that is ruled with an iron fist by a corrupt Sheriff. He becomes involved with a pretty young town girl and some residents who are trying to oust the Sheriff, resulting in a robbery, a murder, and his being pursued by a vengeful posse.

“To Put it in Perspective, Anthony Mann and Budd Boetticher put a u0026quot;New Faceu0026quot; on the Western in the 1950u0026#39;s and Sam Peckinpah put an Amen to it with Ride the High Country (1962) and then Reincarnated the u0026quot;Newu0026quot; Western with The Wild Bunch (1969). Peckinpah, it Could be Said, Ended the New Wave of Westerns and Started the New New Wave of Westerns. No Mean Feat.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhile Hardly in the Mann/Boetticher/Peckinpah Camp, This Little Movie is Indeed a Bit Different from Standard Stuff in its Introspection of Some Off Beat Characters that Include a Brutal Dictatorial Sheriff, a Dim-Witted Likable Stiff, a Good Hearted Drifter, and Jack Nicholson as a Slightly Miscast Bad/Good Guy. Diana Darin is the Damaged Goods still Managing to Look Good and Emote Kindness.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall, Worth a Watch for Early Nicholson, a Good but Short Story, and Some Colorful Cinemascope Landscapes.”