Nevada Smith is the young son of an Indian mother and white father. When his father is killed by three men over gold, Nevada sets out to find them and kill them. The boy is taken in by a gun merchant. The gun merchant shows him how to shoot and to shoot on time and correct.

Steve McQueen
as Max Sand

Karl Malden
as Tom Fitch

Brian Keith
as Jonas Cord

Arthur Kennedy
as Bill Bowdre

Suzanne Pleshette
as Pilar

Raf Vallone
as Father Zaccardi

Janet Margolin
as Neesa

Pat Hingle
as Big Foot

Howard Da Silva
as Warden

Martin Landau
as Jesse Coe
John Chard
More than a Western. More than a Western indeed, perhaps a straight forward revenge drama in substance? But it is also a fine character study of a man coming to terms with growing up faster than he ever thought he would have to. What makes the film smart and lifts it above average are the structu...