Man nannte ihn Hombre (1967)
9KMan nannte ihn Hombre: Directed by Martin Ritt. With Paul Newman, Fredric March, Richard Boone, Diane Cilento. John Russell, disdained by his “respectable” fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Native Americans, becomes their only hope for survival when they are set upon by outlaws.
“Is this movie not a micro-view of society? We have a certain class structure. We have heroes and villains. We have one man, who, perhaps by virtue of his Apache affinity, is essentially u0026quot;at oneu0026quot; with himself. He tells the person who comments that they had mistakenly believed that he was taking the money for himself, u0026quot;What you think is your business.u0026quot; He is unaffected. He knows who he is, what heu0026#39;s about, and is not u0026quot;on the string,u0026quot; dancing to the tune that others would call for him. He has his own code; his own values, and he demonstrates them — in action — throughout this fine film. Richard Boone is great as Grimes, and the overall cast is very good. This movie, in some ways, could be taken apart, viewed, and reviewed much the same way as Henry Fondau0026#39;s u0026quot;12 Angry Men.u0026quot; There is much to admire about this movie . . . much to admire in the character, John Russell.”
