The Man From Laramie

An intensely satisfying drama of rugged primitive justice, The Man From Laramie marked the final and finest collaboration of one of the most important teams in Western films: director Anthony Mann and star Jimmy Stewart. Under Mann’s superb direction, Stewart departs from his well-loved “ordinary hero” role and gives a riveting performance as a resolute vigilante obsessed with finding the man responsible for his brother’s death. Among the suspects are an arrogant cattle baron, his sadistic son, and his ranch foreman. One explosive confrontation, in which Stewart is dragged by a wild horse and shot in the hand at close range, is one of movie history’s most memorable sequences. A perfect example of the Western as America’s epic art form.

Synopsis

Mysterious Will Lockhart delivers supplies to storekeeper Barbara Waggoman at Coronado, an isolated town in Apache country. Before long, he's tangled with Dave Waggoman, vicious son of autocratic rancher Alec and cousin of sweet Barbara. But he sticks around town, his presence a catalyst for changes in people's lives, searching for someone he doesn't know... who's been selling rifles to the Apaches. James Stewart leads a cast that includes Donald Crisp, Jack Elam and Arthur Kennedy in Anthony Mann's intense western drama The Man From Laramie. The final (of eight films, five of them westerns) and finest collaboration between the star and director, The Man From Laramie is loaded with brutal action, breathtaking Cinemascope sweep and stands tall as one of the greatest westerns of all time.