Nevada Smith

Director: Henry Hathaway Henry Hathaway

Overview

After his parents are killed by a trio of outlaws, Nevada Smith (Steve McQueen) vows revenge against the murderers. Smith is helped by Jonas Cord (Brian Keith), who teaches his prot?g? to use a gun and other methods of deadly self defense. Jesse Coe (Martin Landau) is the first victim Smith finds as the two fight with knives. Smith learns that Bill Bowdre (Arthur Kennedy) is an inmate in a Louisiana prison and plans to get in to kill the murderer. Tom Fitch (Karl Malden) is the last of the three that Smith hopes to kill in this violent western adventure. The characters are taken from the novel The Carpetbaggers by Harold Robbins.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/26/2017
UPC:	0032429283658
Original Release:	1966
Rating:	NR
Source:	PARAMOUNT
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	2:10:00
Sales rank:	9,845

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Steve McQueen	Max Sand
Karl Malden	Tom Fitch
Brian Keith	Jonas Cord
Arthur Kennedy	Bill Bowdre
Suzanne Pleshette	Pilar
Raff Vallone	Father Zaccardi
Janet Margolin	Neesa
Pat Hingle	Big Foot
Howard da Silva	Warden
Martin Landau	Jesse Coe
Paul Peters	Sheriff Bonnell
Gene Evans	Sam Sand
Josephine Hutchinson	Mrs. Elvira McCanles
John Doucette	Uncle Ben McCanles
Val Avery	Buck Mason
Sheldon Allman	Sheriff
Lyle Bettger	Jack Rudabough
Burt Freed	Quince
David McLean	Romero
Steve Mitchell	Buckshot
Merritt Bohn	River Boat Pilot
Ric Roman	Cipriano
Stanley Adams	Storekeeper
John Litel	Doctor
Ted de Corsia	Hudson - Bartender
Loni Anderson	Brunette Saloon Girl
Iron Eyes Cody	Taka-Ta
Strother Martin	Strother
Edy Williams	Saloon Girl
Joanna Moore	Angie Coe - Saloon Girl
Thordis Brandt	Saloon Girl
Sandy Kenyon	Clerk in Bank
Francine Pyne	Saloon Girl
Chuck Roberson	Deputy
Frank Christi	Prisoner
Alfred Newman	Composer

Technical Credits

John Michael Hayes

Henry Hathaway	Director,Producer
John Michael Hayes	Screenwriter
Steve McQueen	Executive Producer
Joseph E. Levine	Executive Producer

Editorial Reviews

Hathaway's revenge Western, minimal enough in its dialogue to seem like a silent at times, is a perfect setting for McQueen's perennially aggrieved persona. Although often primitive in its technique, the austere beauty of the film's Western locations, its leisurely pace, and the methodical nature of the hero's pursuit imbue its inevitable violence with a strangely meditative cast. Unlike action films of recent decades, where revenge is usually swift and sure, Nevada Smith underlines the exhaustive nature of McQueen's search and the sheer physical toll of killing even one man. As the years pass, the film records the ugly transformation of the vulnerable kid into a stone-cold killer. Except for Arthur Kennedy, who is reliably good in the meatiest of the roles afforded the villains, McQueen so dominates the film that the excellent cast really only needs to use a fraction of their talent. Among its spectacular locations are Mount Ritter and Banner Peak in California, and Atchafalaya Basin in Louisiana.