Hombre

John Russell, disdained by his "respectable" fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Indians, becomes their only hope for survival when they are set upon by outlaws.

Cast

Paul Newman

as John Russell

Fredric March

as Dr. Alex Favor

Richard Boone

as Cicero Grimes

Diane Cilento

as Jessie

Cameron Mitchell

as Frank Braden

Barbara Rush

as Audra Favor

Peter Lazer

as Billy Lee Blake

Margaret Blye

as Doris Blake

Martin Balsam

as Henry Mendez

Skip Ward

as Steve Early

Reviews

John Chard

We all die, it's just a question of when? Hombre is directed by Martin Ritt and adapted to screenplay by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr from the Elmore Leonard novel. It stars Paul Newman, Richard Boone, Fredric March, Diane Cilento, Cameron Mitchell and Barbara Rush. Music is by David Rose ...

Wuchak

_**Die for our sins, dog-eater**_ Released in 1967 and directed by Martin Ritt, "Hombre" is a Western starring Paul Newman as John Russell, a white man raised by Apaches on a reservation and thus disdained by the "respectable" stagecoach passengers traveling with him. Perhaps they'll respect him ...

drystyx

Before Riddick, there was Russell. The similarities are obvious. Riddick of modern sci fi fame, is obviously based on Russell of Hombre. Seven letters, starts with R, then a vowel, a double consonant, a vowel, and two consonants. The characters are totally alike. Both are definitive anti heroes to...

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