I first saw this movie in the late 60's on T.V. as a pre-teen and it really stuck with me through the years. I've seen a lot of criticism of the film and I do find some parts now silly, but there are too many memorable scenes in it to dismiss it lightly.
The scene where Marlon Brando's character of Sheriff Calder is brutally beaten is one you can't forget. I hated the character played by Steve Ihnat (one of the toughs who beat Brando up) for years afterward. Ihnat played that role with such menace that it seemed he had a larger role. I realized only recently he doesn't have a single line that I know of in the film, his gestures being sufficient to convey his character's hate.
The entire scene in the junkyard and the finale on the court house steps which echos of Ruby's murder of Oswald are also memorable.
What about the rest of the movie then? I think the cast was great, not just Brando, Fonda, Redford and Duvall, but also the supporting characters, Joel Fluellen, Henry Hull and Steve Ihnat.
The scene where Marlon Brando's character of Sheriff Calder is brutally beaten is one you can't forget. I hated the character played by Steve Ihnat (one of the toughs who beat Brando up) for years afterward. Ihnat played that role with such menace that it seemed he had a larger role. I realized only recently he doesn't have a single line that I know of in the film, his gestures being sufficient to convey his character's hate.
The entire scene in the junkyard and the finale on the court house steps which echos of Ruby's murder of Oswald are also memorable.
What about the rest of the movie then? I think the cast was great, not just Brando, Fonda, Redford and Duvall, but also the supporting characters, Joel Fluellen, Henry Hull and Steve Ihnat.