The Law and Jake Wade (1958)
- Directed by
- John Sturges
- Genre
- Western film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 64 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A former outlaw turned lawman tries to keep his past buried when an old partner tracks him down. The lawman must confront his old life and the dangerous man who knows his secrets.
tensegrittyatmosphericbroodingsuspensefulvisually strikingmoralhard-boiled
What happens
The Law and Jake Wade is a 1958 American Western film directed by John Sturges and starring Robert Taylor and Richard Widmark. The picture was based on the 1956 novel by Marvin H. Albert. The film was shot on location in California's High Sierra mountain range, Lone Pine, and Death Valley in Metrocolor by MGM and in CinemaScope. This film was Robert Taylor's last A-picture as the top-billed lead. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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