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The Shooting (1966)

10/23/1966 (US) Western 1h 18m

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Suspenseful desert pursuit in the “High Noon” tradition

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Two miners agree to guide a mysterious woman, who has appeared in their camp from nowhere, to a nearby town; but soon, because of her erratic behavior, they begin to suspect that her true purpose is quite different.

Monte Hellman

Director
Carole Eastman

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Warren Oates

Willett Gashade
Will Hutchins

Coley Boyard
Millie Perkins

Woman
Jack Nicholson

Billy Spear
Charles Eastman

Bearded Man
Guy El Tsosie

Indian
Brandon Carroll

Sheriff
B. J. Merholz

Leland Drum
Wally Moon

Deputy
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A review by Wuchak

70%

Written by Wuchak on October 16, 2021

Weird desert-survival 60's Western with Jack Nicholson & Warren Oates

"The Shooting" is an offbeat 1966 Western directed by Monte Hellman and written by Carole Eastman (using the pseudonym "Adrien Joyce"). The story involves two men (Warren Oates and Will Hutchins) who are hired by a mysterious woman (Millie Perkins) to accompany her to a town located many miles across the Utah desert. During their journey they are tracked and joined by a mysterious black-clad gunslinger (Jack Nicholson) who is known by the woman.

This early Nicholson vehicle is worthwhile if you have a taste for ou... read the rest.

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