The Bravados (1958)

Director:

Henry King

Writers:

Philip Yordan (screenplay)
Frank O'Rourke (novel)

Release Date:

1 August 1958 (West Germany)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

A Powerful Western Tale of Revenge and Redemption

Plot:

Jim Douglas has been relentlessly pursuing the four outlaws who murdered his wife, but finds them in jail about to be hanged...

Plot Keywords:

Shot In The Back | Revenge | Father Daughter Relationship | Chase | Rape

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Gregory Peck	...	Jim Douglass
Joan Collins	...	Josefa Velarde
Stephen Boyd	...	Bill Zachary
Albert Salmi	...	Ed Taylor
Henry Silva	...	Lujan
Kathleen Gallant	...	Emma Steimmetz
Barry Coe	...	Tom
George Voskovec	...	Gus Steimmetz
Herbert Rudley	...	Sheriff Sanchez
Lee Van Cleef	...	Alfonso Parral
Andrew Duggan	...	Padre
Ken Scott	...	Primo, Deputy Sheriff
Gene Evans	...	John Butler
Ninos Cantores de Morelia Choral Group	...	Themselves (as The Niños Cantores De Morelia Choral Group)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Adler	...	Tony Mirabel (uncredited)
Ada Carrasco	...	Sra. Parral (uncredited)
Alicia del Lago	...	Ángela Luján (uncredited)
Joe DeRita	...	Mr. Simms, Hangman imposter (uncredited)
Jacqueline Evans	...	Mrs. Barnes (uncredited)
Juan García	...	Deputy Sheriff guarding the pass (uncredited)
María Gracia	...	Little girl - Jim Douglass' daughter (uncredited)
Robert Griffin	...	Banker Loomis (uncredited)
Jack Mather	...	Quinn, the Blacksmith (uncredited)
Jason Wingreen	...	Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Directed by
Henry King

Writing credits
Philip Yordan		(screenplay)
Frank O'Rourke		(novel)

Produced by
Herbert B. Swope Jr.	....	producer

Original Music by
Lionel Newman
Hugo Friedhofer		(uncredited)
Alfred Newman		(uncredited)

Cinematography by
Leon Shamroy

Film Editing by
William Mace

Art Direction by
Mark-Lee Kirk
Lyle R. Wheeler

Set Decoration by
Chester L. Bayhi		(as Chester Bayhi)
Walter M. Scott

Makeup Department
Ben Nye	....	makeup artist
Helen Turpin	....	hair stylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stanley Hough	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Bernard Freericks	....	sound
Harry M. Leonard	....	sound

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charles Le Maire	....	executive wardrobe designer (as Charles LeMaire)

Editorial Department
Leonard Doss	....	color consultant
Orven Schanzer	....	first assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Bernhard Kaun	....	conductor

Other crew
'Chema' Hernandez	....	head wrangler (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1958) (USA) (theatrical)
• Centfox (1958) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (1959) (Spain) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1963) (USA) (TV) (original airing) (pan/scan)
• Fox Video (199?) (USA) (VHS) (pan/scan)
• 20th Century Fox (1958) (France) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation  CinemaScope is the registered trademark of

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Norway:16 | USA:Approved (certificate #19005) | West Germany:16 (f) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1989)

Filming Locations:

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Gregory Peck stated that the movie was written as an attack on McCarthyism, which he strongly opposed.

Quotes:

Sheriff Sanchez: Ladies and gentlemen, there's no need for me to tell you - the emergency arose and the man appeared. Mr Douglass, it's not often a man gets to do so much for his neighbors and do it like you did. We want you to know we'll always be grateful... and in our hearts always.
Jim Douglass: Thank you... and in your prayers, please.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in C'era una volta il West (1968)

Not your typical western

The first thing that let's you know this isn't what you expect in a western is Peck from the beginning seems more like his character in "Moby Dick" than "To Kill a Mockingbird" . Any movie with a twisted (and uncredited) performance by Joe DeRita ("Curly Joe") of the Stooges has to take off in strange directions . To give away too much of the plot would be cruel ("Sixth Sensish") . Ninety eight minutes well spent;still holds up after all these years (super cast of supporters);makes "The Searchers" seem normal.