Lawman

Mar 11, 1971

1h 39m

★ 6.5

He gave the West justice right up to its neck... then rammed more down its throat.

Overview

While passing through the town of Bannock, a bunch of drunken cattlemen go overboard with their celebrating and accidentally kill an old man with a stray shot. They return home to Sabbath unaware of his death. Bannock lawman Jered Maddox later arrives there to arrest everyone involved on a charge of murder. Sabbath is run by land baron Vince Bronson, a benevolent despot, who, upon hearing of the death, offers restitution for the incident.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Scimitar Films

United Artists

Lawman Trailers

Cast

Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox

Burt Lancaster

Sabbath Marshal Cotton Ryan

Robert Ryan

Vincent Bronson

Lee J. Cobb

Vernon Adams

Robert Duvall

Laura Shelby

Sheree North

Harvey Stenbaugh

Albert Salmi

Crowe Wheelwright

Richard Jordan

Sabbath Mayor Sam Bolden

John McGiver

Jack Dekker

Ralph Waite

Jason Bronson

John Beck

Choctaw Lee

William Watson

Luther Harris

Walter Brooke

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