An offbeat, ragged but totally absorbing Western, this film profiles the infamous yet celebrated James-Younger gang in relatively realistic terms, showing them for the murderous and desperate men they probably were while offering a refreshingly sophisticated and cynical political analysis
of their situation. Though it borrows heavily from late 1960s-early 1970s genre landmarks such as BONNIE AND CLYDE and McCABE AND MRS. MILLER, it remains interesting for its depiction of how exploitive capitalism--the railroads in this case--compels somewhat simpleminded farmers into outlaw lives.
The Missouri legislature is preparing to vote on granting amnesty to those notori...
Released:
1972
Rated:
PG
Length:
91 mins