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The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), Clint Eastwood's 31st film as an actor, 20th as international star and fifth as director, was the first to win him widespread respect. Critics had grumbled when the producer-star replaced Philip Kaufman ( The Right Stuff ) in the director's chair a week into shooting. They ended up cheering when Eastwood delivered both his most sympathetic performance to date and--with the heroic collaboration of cinematographer Bruce Surtees--an impressive Panavision epic that stresses the scruffiness, rather than the scenic splendours, of frontier life. During the Civil War, Union "Redlegs" attack Southerner Josey Wales's dirt farm and wipe out his family. Seeking vengeance, Wales throws in with a company of Reb guerrillas. Tagged as a renegade after the surrender, he flees west into the vastness of the Indian Territories, where, quite unintentionally, he finds himself cast as the straight-shooting paterfamilias of an ever-growing, spectacularly motley community of misfits and castaways. This is to say, Josey's personal quest for survival and something like peace of mind evolves into a funky, multicultural allegory of the healing of America. Josey Wales is good, not great, Eastwood. The big-gun fetishism can get tiresome, and too many characters exist only to serve as six-gun (and at one point Gatling gun) fodder. But mostly the film is agreeably eccentric, and almost furtively sweet in spirit--a key transitional title in the Eastwood filmography, and one of his most entertaining. -- Richard T Jameson Clint Eastwood directs and stars as Josey Wales, a peaceful farmer at the time of the American Civil War who becomes a Confederate outlaw in order to avenge his family's death at the hands of Union guerillas. His obsession with revenge slowly lifts, however, as he picks up various outcasts in the wilderness. Wales tries to protect his new 'family' by leading them to a safe haven where they can rebuild their lives. Review: Eastwood at his best... - Thirty years after it was made, The Outlaw Josey Wales still stands up as Eastwood's finest outing as director. Like the later Unforgiven, it casts Eastwood in his traditional role of legendary gunfighter, but explores and humanizes the character, carrying him on a journey of genuine change and development. For me, this makes for a far more meaningful and enjoyable film than something like High Plains Drifter, in which Eastwood is just an inexplicable figure of vengeance; he isn't given a lot of credit for his acting skills, but when called upon do something other than just shoot people and look mean, Eastwood can deliver the goods. The Outlaw Josey Wales is one of only three films in which he cries onscreen, and in the opening scenes of the film he actually convinces as a meek farmer unable to stop his family`s murder. Whilst, throughout the film, he projects an image of violence and hatred, we see this image punctured as he continually comes into contact with other, weaker outcasts from society whom he is compelled to help. A story about redemption, not revenge, the film finally acknowledges that Josey Wales' true nature, of a family man, provider, and protector, still exists inside the feared outlaw he has become, and when he finally confronts the man who killed his wife and child, he is willing to forgive, and only kills him because the man in question is unable to comprehend this forgiveness. Ending on an upbeat note of new life, The Outlaw Josey Wales is Eastwood's most positive and emotionally complex work. Review: When he spits at the dog - Always love to see Clint Eastwood in action, the perfect western, especially when he comes across the Indian on his travels










































| Contributor | Bill McKinney, Chief Dan George, Clint Eastwood, Geraldine Keams, John Quade, John Vernon, John Verros, Joyce Jameson, Matt Clark, Paula Trueman, Philip Kaufman, Robert Daley, Royal Dano, Sam Bottoms, Sheb Wooley, Sondra Locke, Sonia Chernus, Will Sampson, Woodrow Parfrey Contributor Bill McKinney, Chief Dan George, Clint Eastwood, Geraldine Keams, John Quade, John Vernon, John Verros, Joyce Jameson, Matt Clark, Paula Trueman, Philip Kaufman, Robert Daley, Royal Dano, Sam Bottoms, Sheb Wooley, Sondra Locke, Sonia Chernus, Will Sampson, Woodrow Parfrey See more |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 516 Reviews |
| Format | PAL, Subtitled |
| Genre | Drama |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer | Warner Bros. Home Ent. |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Runtime | 2 hours and 10 minutes |
| Studio | import-a |
M**Y
Eastwood at his best...
Thirty years after it was made, The Outlaw Josey Wales still stands up as Eastwood's finest outing as director. Like the later Unforgiven, it casts Eastwood in his traditional role of legendary gunfighter, but explores and humanizes the character, carrying him on a journey of genuine change and development. For me, this makes for a far more meaningful and enjoyable film than something like High Plains Drifter, in which Eastwood is just an inexplicable figure of vengeance; he isn't given a lot of credit for his acting skills, but when called upon do something other than just shoot people and look mean, Eastwood can deliver the goods. The Outlaw Josey Wales is one of only three films in which he cries onscreen, and in the opening scenes of the film he actually convinces as a meek farmer unable to stop his family`s murder. Whilst, throughout the film, he projects an image of violence and hatred, we see this image punctured as he continually comes into contact with other, weaker outcasts from society whom he is compelled to help. A story about redemption, not revenge, the film finally acknowledges that Josey Wales' true nature, of a family man, provider, and protector, still exists inside the feared outlaw he has become, and when he finally confronts the man who killed his wife and child, he is willing to forgive, and only kills him because the man in question is unable to comprehend this forgiveness. Ending on an upbeat note of new life, The Outlaw Josey Wales is Eastwood's most positive and emotionally complex work.
J**Y
When he spits at the dog
Always love to see Clint Eastwood in action, the perfect western, especially when he comes across the Indian on his travels
A**N
Movie DVD
Excellent movie
H**N
Great classic movie
A great classic cowboy movie 🎥 from Clint Eastwood who directed it aswell 👍
M**D
No glamour, just a great Western with Clint in top form...
Very good film, not the glamourised depiction of the wild west that is often portrayed in lesser films.Great performance by Clint with good supporting cast, where even the lesser characters are well-drawn. Excellent story that shows how a simple farmer loses his family, joins up with a band of people who want to get revenge on the marauding 'Redlegs' and how he remains a man with a bounty on his head after things change (I won't spoil a key part of the story by revealing it here!). Well worth the cost to watch a far-above-average Western - go on, you won't regret it!
R**E
Good value
Got to add to my western collections, Clint Eastwood a brilliant actor I think this has to be my favourite so far, anyone that likes a good Western this is the one I think
P**N
item is as stated.
fast delivery dvd good it was a gift and thay were happy.
A**R
Good film
Good film if you like Clint Eastwood, which I do
C**-
Sometimes we have to pick up others in our life and not reject them
Absolutely fantastic. Clint Eastwood at his best . Really cool. Civil war, Indian aftermath. And other issues with a sense of humor.
C**T
un hors la loi au grand coeur
film de 1976 , où Eastwood est l'acteur principal et le réalisateur...Un western postérieur à la renommée du cow boy solitaire des westerns spaghetti de Sergio Leone...Bien sûr on retrouve le personnage taciturne, habile au pistolet et grand tireur...Bien sûr il est confronté à une bande de poursuivants, malfrats..bien sûr il va tomber dans les pièges et s'en sortir in extrémis, comme dans les films italiens,...et comme dans les films italiens également les interventions musclées sont annoncées par un petit rituel ; ici ce n'est pas le cigarillo jeté avant de dégainer mais le jet de chique qui ponctue chaque avalanche de tirs... Mais, chez Eastwood la violence, bien soulignée dans ce film, est aussi une façon de dénoncer soit la guerre, soit la haine et la brutalité des soldats, soit la couardise des populations face aux exactions de bandes organisées. Josey Wales était un soldat de retour de la guerre (de sécession) prêt à cultiver sa terre, à faire vivre sa famille... une bande "rivale" (car appartenant au bleus alors que lui même avait combattu avec le sud) va détruire maison, famille, vie paisible possible...Pour poursuivre les truands Wales va les chercher jusque chez les bleus...Il sera désigné comme "outlaw" hors la loi, après avoir attaqué ces "bleus" parmi lesquels un ancien chef et ami de combat a été nouvellement enrôlé après la fin de la guerre...Une cascade d'affrontements et de fuites vont se succéder et si Josey Wales s'en sort toujours intelligemment, il doit souvent son succès à des aides inattendues. Le mythe du Grand tireur est par moment mis à mal, au profit d'un caractère d'homme bien plus humain et sensible aux "laissés pour compte" qui vont jalonner son aventure...Ces "laissés pour compte" qui sont : un vieil indien, une vieille femme rigide dans ses principes, une simplette amoureuse, et une indienne Navajo, vont l'épauler dans son dernier combat...le faire sortir de l'histoire sans vengeance mais en simple justicier et aussi en obéissant à un sentiment qui anime tout ce film : le besoin de paix , de vie, d'oubli de la haine et de la vengeance... Eastwood est aussi celui qui parle des indiens en leur rendant dignité et honneur, qui les montre comme des êtres pacifiques. Ce film est un très beau western avec surprises d'attaques, poursuites, combats,, sur fond de très beaux paysages. Cette édition "import anglais " offre une VO, une VF, une V Italienne , contrairement à ce qu'indique le descriptif du produit qui ne signale que la VO et de nombreux sous-titres. L'édition est très belle (parfaitement restaurée). Elle offre également des BONUS fort bien faits. Une introduction de Clint Eastwood et surtout un Making off présenté par lui même (récemment, 2005)
T**S
Five Stars
excellent
L**E
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D**H
DVD that was hard to get arrivesin extra good time
This Clint Eastwood movie in in the top five Westerns. Great to now have such a good copy.
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