Warlock (1959)
- Directed by
- Edward Dmytryk
- Genre
- Western film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 01m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 173 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 freelance marshal with brutal methods is hired to bring order to a lawless town. A former outlaw reluctantly becomes the deputy sheriff, creating tension between them. Meanwhile, the marshal's loyal but crippled assistant struggles with his own twisted devotion.
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What happens
Warlock is a 1959 American Western film produced and directed by Edward Dmytryk starring Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn and Dorothy Malone. The picture is an adaptation of the novel Warlock by American author Oakley Hall. The film is both set and filmed in Utah. Fonda portrays Clay Blaisedell, a freelance marshal in the fictional town of Warlock with implacable methods of dealing with troublemakers, while Widmark portrays Johnny Gannon, a former outlaw who eventually becomes the town's deputy sheriff. A subplot centers on Blaisedell's club-footed assistant, Tom Morgan, played by Quinn, who has sublimated his relationships and ambition into a warped devotion to Blaisedell, the only person Morgan thinks does not look down on him for his disability. As in the earlier film Wichita (1955), the conflict of the law with the outlaw runs parallel to the resentment of the town's own leadership. Warlock was released on home video in various formats, including VHS and DVD; the most recent DVD version was issued in 2005. In 2019 Twilight Time issued a limited edition of the film on Blu-ray disc. The release, limited to 3,000 copies, features a new high-definition transfer of the film, and includes the original trailer and an isolated film score. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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