He gave the West justice right up to its neck... then rammed more down its throat.
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.
Lawman (1971) is a western film directed by Michael Winner, released on March 11, 1971 with a runtime of 1h 39m. It stars Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Lee J. Cobb and Robert Duvall. Viewers rate it 6.5 out of 10 across 141 ratings.
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Burt Lancaster
as Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox
Robert Ryan
as Sabbath Marshal Cotton Ryan
Lee J. Cobb
as Vincent Bronson
Robert Duvall
as Vernon Adams
Sheree North
as Laura Shelby
Albert Salmi
as Harvey Stenbaugh
Richard Jordan
as Crowe Wheelwright
John McGiver
as Sabbath Mayor Sam Bolden
Ralph Waite
as Jack Dekker
John Beck
as Jason Bronson
William Watson
as Choctaw Lee
Walter Brooke
as Luther Harris
Directed by Michael Winner, written by Gerald Wilson, produced by Michael Winner.
Average viewer score of 6.5/10 from 141 ratings.
I'm a lawman. Do you know what a lawman is, Crowe? He's a killer of men. Lawman is directed by Michael Winner and written by Gerry Wilson. It stars Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Lee J. Cobb, Robert Duvall, Sheree North and Richard Jordan. Music is by Jerry Fielding and cinematography by Robert Paynter. The Lawman of the title is Jared Maddox (Lancaster), who arrives in the town of Sabbath to serve warrants on the…
Reviewed on June 21, 2017
***“Do you know what a lawman is? He's a killer of men”*** A grim marshal (Burt Lancaster) enters the town of Sabbath to apprehend the cattlemen guilty of accidently killing a man during a rowdy celebration while passing through his town. But the lawman finds resistance from everyone because the perpetrators work for the cattle baron (Lee J. Cobb) who “owns” the town and its sheriff (Robert Ryan). Sheree North…
Reviewed on December 28, 2019
Whilst Michael Winner has certainly assembled quite a formidable cast here, the story is itself pretty derivative and unremarkable. It all centres around Sheriff "Maddox" (Burt Lancaster) who pursues some ranch-hands to a neighbouring town after their boisterous behaviour resulted in the death of an old man. This town "Sabbath" has a marshal of it's own in "Ryan" (an underused Robert Ryan) who is a long time friend…
Reviewed on May 21, 2023
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Lawman (1971) is available to stream on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel and MGM Plus, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Lawman (1971) includes Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Lee J. Cobb, Robert Duvall and Sheree North. The film was directed by Michael Winner. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Lawman was released on March 11, 1971 and runs for 1h 39m.
Lawman (1971) holds an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from 141 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy western films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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