Underplayed Gems

Zandy's Bride (1974)

Zandy's Bride poster
Directed by
Jan Troell
Genre
drama film, Western film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 56m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 34 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A solitary rancher in the Old West orders a mail-order bride. Their marriage becomes a struggle for respect and survival in a harsh landscape.

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What happens

Zandy's Bride is a 1974 American Western film directed by Jan Troell and starring Gene Hackman and Liv Ullmann. The film is also known as For Better, for Worse in the United States (TV title). It was filmed on location near Big Sur, California. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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