The Young Land

An American gunslinger kills a Mexican man in California immediately after the Mexican-American war. The killer is arrested and put on trial for murder with the Hispanic population waiting to learn of American justice.

Cast

Patrick Wayne

as Sheriff Jim Ellison

Yvonne Craig

as Elena de la Madrid

Dennis Hopper

as Hatfield Carnes

Dan O'Herlihy

as Judge Millard Isham

Roberto De La Madrid

as Don Roberto de la Madrid

Cliff Ketchum

as Ben Stroud

Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez

as Santiago

Ken Curtis

as Lee Hearn

Cliff Lyons

as Jury Foreman

Carlos Romero

as Quinoga

Reviews

CinemaSerf

There is something almost propagandist about this western as it shows us a new nation coming to terms with the rule of law. We know right from the start that “Carnes” (Dennis Hopper) has gunned down a Mexican and that he has been duly arrested by the town’s sheriff (Patrick Wayne). Naturally, he ful...

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