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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Despite being curiously banned from British TV screens for many years in the wake of the entirely unconnected Hungerford massacre, Nevada Smith is a solid and petty lavishly mounted revenge western culled from the backstory of Alan Ladd's ageing cowboy star in The Carpetbaggers. With Steve McQueen heading an impressive cast (Karl Malden, Arthur Kennedy, Martin Landau, Brian Keith, Suzanne Pleshette, Janet Margolin, etc) you could almost see it as a last-gasp attempt to be the classic American Western as its narrative sends its hero from Texas to California via a chain gang in the Louisiana bayous. It could have been tighter and you have to question how merciful his final act is after putting that many holes in someone, but its an entertaining ride and the eternally under-appreciated Henry Hathaway makes it look particularly great in Scope. No extras, but at least the 2.35:1 widescreen transfer is good.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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The great Steve McQueen stars as Max (aka Nevada Smith) a half bread Indian who tracks down the three men who murdered his (Indian) mother and (White) father. This is a very enjoyable western and even with 2 hours plus running time its not over long and when your watching this film time flys by.
Karl Malden, Martin Landau and Arthur Kennedy are all brilliant as the three lead villians most notably Malden who in my opinion gives his career best performance.
There is one tiny flaw with this movie and that is Steve McQueens character is ment to be 16 and will McQueen been around 36 at the time he doesnt fit that image but his performance is still great if you dont image him as a 16 year old. Other than that its a very good film and a must see.
Karl Malden, Martin Landau and Arthur Kennedy are all brilliant as the three lead villians most notably Malden who in my opinion gives his career best performance.
There is one tiny flaw with this movie and that is Steve McQueens character is ment to be 16 and will McQueen been around 36 at the time he doesnt fit that image but his performance is still great if you dont image him as a 16 year old. Other than that its a very good film and a must see.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This is an excellent western and a marvelous exposé of the bigotry of an era when many regarded Indians with the same contempt that unborn babies are seen today. To kill one, even as brutally and violently as Max Sand/Steve McQueen's mother's dies, is to do nothing wrong. As the son of an Indian mother and a white father, McQueen bridges the gap between the less-than-human Indian and the fully human white, when he seeks revenge for his mother and father's slaying.
Because Max has been reared in the wilderness, at the beginning of this film he's a blank slate, understanding nothing about either violence or the evil that violence can do to a man's soul, even when undertaken to revenge a wrong. Through most of the film, he uses and discards good people in the pursuit of his revenge. Only with a Cajun woman, who dies because of him, does he begin to change and become the man he is in the climatic last scene.
Well worth watching, particularly while asking the question, '"What would I have done if I''d been in his shoes?"'
--Michael W. Perry, Across Asia on a Bicycle: The Journey of Two American Students from Constantinople to Peking
Because Max has been reared in the wilderness, at the beginning of this film he's a blank slate, understanding nothing about either violence or the evil that violence can do to a man's soul, even when undertaken to revenge a wrong. Through most of the film, he uses and discards good people in the pursuit of his revenge. Only with a Cajun woman, who dies because of him, does he begin to change and become the man he is in the climatic last scene.
Well worth watching, particularly while asking the question, '"What would I have done if I''d been in his shoes?"'
--Michael W. Perry, Across Asia on a Bicycle: The Journey of Two American Students from Constantinople to Peking
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Good Movie But Not Steve McQueens Best
This western has an interesting plot which Steve McQueen tracks down the three outlaws Martin Landau, Arthur Kennedy and Karl Malden who killed his white father and Indian mother. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mrs. Marilyn A. Rice
"Nevada Smith (1966) ... Steve McQueen ... Henry Hathaway (Director)...
Paramount Pictures presents "NEVADA SMITH" (1966) (128 min/Color) -- Starring Steve McQueen, Karl Malden, Brian Keith, Arthur Kennedy, Martin Landau & Suzanne Pleshette... Read more
Published 10 months ago by J. Lovins
Not A Suitable MacQueen Vehicle
I saw this film when it was first released in the theatre in the US.
I owned the DVD for several years only watched it last week. Read more
I owned the DVD for several years only watched it last week. Read more
Published 11 months ago by B. Ying
REVENGE
I give this film 3.5 out of 5 as I really would like to give it 4 and think its better than 3. The film looks great and has a brilliant supporting cast, especially Martin Landau. Read more
Published 12 months ago by j.r
A great story extracted from "The Carpetbaggers"
The story of Nevada Smith is compelling in the book and this film rendition is good but now starting to become a bit dated. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Brian Butterly
For my Dad
Another present bought and my Dad loves it. Just what he expected from the orginal movie.The price was excellent and was really pleased to find Amazon have classics for difficult... Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2010 by jen
Fine if you lurve Steve McQueen.
A western, supposedly. A forty years old Steve McQueen pretending to be a teenager. Even his Indian Mama looks younger than he. It gets sillier, believe me. Read more
Published on 23 May 2009 by John Barrett Rose
(I tried being reasonable, I didn't like it). JJ
I love Steve McQueen and Westerns. I enjoyed the film, if you like McQueen and/ or Westerns you'll probably like this too.
Published on 26 Feb 2009 by Jax Dakota Cash
Forsaking Revenge
This is an excellent western and a marvelous exposé of the bigotry of an era when many regarded Indians with the same contempt that unborn babies are seen today. Read more
Published on 2 Oct 2008 by Michael W. Perry
These Three Westerns where my all time favourites: because they each...
Reviewing Hollywood Westerns is a difficult task unless you catergories them into the niche of your favourite Actor who portrayed a Cowboy in a specific movie ! Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2007 by Barry Iddon
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