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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), Danish ( Subtitles ), Dutch ( Subtitles ), English ( Subtitles ), Finnish ( Subtitles ), Norwegian ( Subtitles ), Swedish ( Subtitles ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Black & White, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Morgan Hickman is a bounty hunter bringing a dead man into a town of people who, as usual, hold him in contempt. He's steeled to the cold reception though, saying in that inimitable Fonda manner, 'I don't mind the chill: I'm after money.' Ben Owen - the town's young, temporary sheriff - desperately needs the confidence that can only come from knowledge and experience, and though he tries to treat Morgan Hickman with the same disdain as the townspeople, he sees that Hickman - bounty hunter or not - KNOWS how to act, how to handle dangerous situations, how to be the kind of man that Ben wishes to be. When Ben chides Hickman with, 'I wouldn't expect no bounty hunter to appreciate this badge,' Hickman answers sharply, 'I wore one a lot longer than you ever will.' At this, Ben's face shows shock, then hope. He suddenly sees Hickman as the man who can teach him to be a sheriff. The rest of the movie offers us a veritable graduate course in Western frontier law enforcement. In teaching the younger man, Hickman is inevitably reminded of why he once wore that Tin Star, and - in so doing - he rediscovers himself. [Cf: 'The Outlaw Josey Wales'] SCREENED/AWARDED AT: BAFTA Awards, Oscar Academy Awards, ...The Tin Star
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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i must admit i put this film in the dvd player and my heart sank because its black/white,it does not tell you that in the information about the film.but when you start watching the film it soon puts you back in a good mood,henry fonda has that touch of class about him thats hard to resist,anthony mann directs another classic western he was probabley the best in the business and that includes the great john ford.
fonda plays a bounty hunter who brings his prey in to collect the bounty,the young sheriff has just started the job and fonda can see that unless he is guided he will soon be dead,fonda shows the sheriff the ropes but declines an offer of a badge.its not long before trouble arrives for the sheriff ,will fonda help the sheriff or ride out and condemn him you will have to see the film to find out ,i can assure you this film is good very good indeed even in black/white.
fonda plays a bounty hunter who brings his prey in to collect the bounty,the young sheriff has just started the job and fonda can see that unless he is guided he will soon be dead,fonda shows the sheriff the ropes but declines an offer of a badge.its not long before trouble arrives for the sheriff ,will fonda help the sheriff or ride out and condemn him you will have to see the film to find out ,i can assure you this film is good very good indeed even in black/white.
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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The Tin Star is full of Anthony Mann's typical plays on perspective and symmetry, the cinematic possibilities of which few other directors have ever really grasped - not merely visual but emotional and thematic as well (the opening shot is repeated in reverse as the closing shot, but with an entirely different meaning). Although it's set mostly in the town limits as Henry Fonda's embittered bounty hunter finds himself reluctantly passing on tips to the temporary sheriff (Anthony Perkins, still a nice, awkward young guy here before a lifetime of psychopathic typecasting), his great use of location to define and place characters is omnipresent: check out the great sheriff's office with its huge window overlooking the town which puts both men at the heart of the town while effectively keeping them outside it. Indeed, the film is all about outsiders either trying to belong or trying to dominate, throwing in a surprising subplot about racism that allies its misfits and broken angels.
Fonda makes a superb replacement for Stewart (the director and his favored star fell out on Night Passage), Neville Brand's tough bad `un, who wants Perkins' badge for a hunting license, makes a worthy adversary and the final showdown is brilliantly staged, and Elmer Bernstein's score is a definite plus (and a world away from the south of the border energy of his post-Magnificent Seven genre efforts). Mann's last great Western, it deserves to be better known.
Sadly, no extras - not even a trailer.
Fonda makes a superb replacement for Stewart (the director and his favored star fell out on Night Passage), Neville Brand's tough bad `un, who wants Perkins' badge for a hunting license, makes a worthy adversary and the final showdown is brilliantly staged, and Elmer Bernstein's score is a definite plus (and a world away from the south of the border energy of his post-Magnificent Seven genre efforts). Mann's last great Western, it deserves to be better known.
Sadly, no extras - not even a trailer.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This is another thoughtful and enjoyable work from an indisputable master of the western genre, Anthony Mann. While it sits quite comfortably with his other great westerns it is notably less violent and gentler in pace than usual. Along side the action issues of racism, nationhood and belonging are dealt with in an impressively frank and intelligent manner {for 1957}. Fonda, as always, is brilliantly believable as the jaded former law-man turned bounty hunter. Anthony Perkins, while less convincing as a wannabe tough sheriff, still manages to be reasonably likeable in an early role. Shot in stunning black and white and remastered in 5.1 Dolby Digital 'Tin Star' is a treat for all true movie fans.
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Stylish Western
This is a beautifully photographed film - the deep focus is amazing. It looks, although it was not the case, as if it had been shot for 3D as objects loom up in the foreground. Read more
Published 1 month ago by W. Russell
Tin star for tin tin
Really enjoyed tin star and the service from amazon was spot on.I have watched the film and the same one wins every time.I'll try again today.
Published 5 months ago by Elis Prior
A mans gotta do
The bounty hunter (Fonda) gives the greenhorn
sheriff with the "tin star"(Perkins)a lesson
in survival and becoming a man. Read more
sheriff with the "tin star"(Perkins)a lesson
in survival and becoming a man. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Bombalone
Classic western
Both Henry Fonda and Anthony Perkins are perfect in their parts in this classical western which obeys all the rules of the genre. Read more
Published 16 months ago by L. Colletter Gael Ric
A decent man doesn't want to kill, but if you're gonna shoot, you...
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Published 18 months ago by Spike Owen
Great entertainment
I watched this the other night with my girlfriend, normally as soon as I put on a western, she goes off and does something else, but this film engrossed her with its character... Read more
Published 19 months ago by westernbuff
Tin Star d.v.d.
Good straightforward western, Henry Fonda and Anthony Perkins are both well cast and give fine performances, Fonda has the best lines as the laconic ex-lawman. Read more
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Published on 7 Sep 2009 by John Barrett Rose
a very good western but just falls short of greatness
the tin star is a very good film that falls just short of greatness. henry fonda is great as usual playing the ex- sherrif turned bounty hunter and the young anthony perkins is... Read more
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