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The Violent Ones (1967)

The Violent Ones poster
Directed by
Fernando Lamas
Genre
crime, drama, western
Country
Argentina, United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets involved in a violent dispute in a small desert town. The conflict escalates as secrets and tensions come to the surface.

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What happens

The Violent Ones is a 1967 film directed by and starring Fernando Lamas. The story was written and created by Charles Davis, Fred Freiberger, Herman Miller, and Doug Wilson. The film was shot in the Alabama Hills, Mojave Desert and Lone Pine, California. This was Tommy Sands' last movie before his retirement, though he would act in some TV episodes until 1978. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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