Though scarcely as gaseous as shane or as sepulchral as the gunfighter, 3. A scene in the 1957 movie shows gang members riding into contention city and in the background, a mountain range is a prominent part of the landscape. A variation on fred zinnemanns high noon 1952, it pits a farmer van heflin in a battle of wits with a captured killer ford, who was effectively cast against type. This psychological western is generally considered a classic of the genre. In this beautifully shot, psychologically complex western, van heflin is a mildmannered cattle rancher who takes on the task of shepherding a captured outlaw played with cucumbercool charisma by glenn ford to the train that will deliver him to prison. When the charming outlaw ben wade is captured after the heist of a stagecoach, the stage line owner mr. Major critics have lauded the film as being better than the 1957 version. This apparently simple mission turns into a nerveracking catandmouse game that tests each mans particular brand of honor. Mangolds film improves in almost every way from the 1957 original. The 1957 film was directed by delmer davies and stars glenn ford as the outlaw ben wade and van heflin as dan evans, a struggling rancher who undertakes. In 2012, the film was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of. Sedona, arizona, usa bisbee exterior set, about mogollon dr 9 of 9 found this interesting interesting. With glenn ford, van heflin, felicia farr, leora dana. The script and dialogue are all top notch, a very nuanced character study western set within a rather simple.
Broke smalltime rancher dan evans is hired by the stagecoach line to put bigtime captured outlaw leader ben wade on the 3. Sep 02, 2007 the movie is actually filmed from the pov of a young boy. The film is about a droughtimpoverished rancher who takes on the risky job of taking a notorious outlaw to justice. The movie, a remake of the 1957 western classic of the same name starring glenn ford, was filmed in and around santa fe, new mexico. It still follows that tradition in films like eastwoods unforgiven, but the audiences appetite for morality plays and westerns. A smalltime rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw whos awaiting a train to go to court in yuma. National catholic register an atmosphere of quiet menace and tension, a nerveracking wait for the arrival of a train and the inevitable shootout that follows, a peaceable hero who in his hour of need finds himself increasingly abandoned by every ally until at last he stands alone against impossible odds. It seems terrible that something bad can happen and all anybody can do is stand by and watch.
The original is one of the best westerns ever made. He finds a financial solution for himself and his family when he is offered a large sum of money to secretly escort ben wade, the captured leader of an outlaw gang, to a nearby town and place him on board a train that will carry him to trial in yuma. So its 1957 and we finally come to glenn fords western classic. Desperate ranch owner dan evans escorts marooned stage line owner mr. Join librarian jim patrick to learn about top filming locations, find. The first film, in black and white and from the golden age of westerns in 1957 was directed by delmer davies and starred glenn ford as the notorious outlaw gang leader ben wade and van heflin as the poor rancher, dan evans. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing 3. These general outlines also describe the 1957 version of 3. Based on a 1953 short story by elmore leonard, the film is about a droughtimpoverished rancher who takes on the risky job of escorting a notorious outlaw to justice. The film was based on a 1953 short story by elmore leonard. Filming took place in various locations in new mexico. Jan 09, 2017 yuma and the imperial sand dunes have graced the silver screen for over a century, serving as scene locales in silent films, hollywood classics, and independent movies. It is a remake of the 1957 film of the same name, making it the second adaptation of elmore leonards short story threeten to yuma. The 1957 film was directed by delmer davies and stars glenn ford as the outlaw ben wade and van heflin as dan evans, a struggling rancher who undertakes the unenviable task of taking wade from bisbee, arizona to the yuma prison after wade.
Bonanza creek ranch 15 bonanza creek lane, santa fe, new mexico, usa cerro pelon ranch 5547 hwy 41, north galisteo, new mexico, usa. His ranch is not doing very well, mostly due to a threeyear drought that is slowly killing off his cattle. Western des regisseurs delmer daves aus dem jahr 1957. The western in its glory days was often a morality play, a story about humanist values penetrating the lawless anarchy of the frontier. Dan evans heflin is a rancher in the arizona territory of the wild west sometime in the latter 19th century. See more ideas about 3 10 to yuma, van heflin and western. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Filmed in black and white and clocking in at just 92 minutes, this is an adult western. The 1957 film was directed by delmer davies and stars glenn ford as the outlaw ben wade and van heflin as dan evans, a struggling rancher who undertakes the unenviable task of taking wade from bisbee, arizona to the yuma prison after wade and his gang have robbed a stagecoach and killed a man. One of my favorite actors, fords characters were regular guys who often dealt with difficult situations with calm resolve, except there was always heat. The film stars glenn ford as ben wade, van heflin as dan evans, felicia farr as.
Diablo canyon, near, santa fe, new mexico, usa ghost ranch, abiquiu, new mexico, usa. Granted, i was not yet a twinkle in my parents eye during the golden era of the western, but this film is a truly special one. Sep 07, 2007 adapted from an early short story by elmore leonard that was previously filmed very capably in 1957 with glenn ford and van heflin, 3. Join librarian jim patrick to learn about top filming locations, find out which actors and directors have worked in yuma, and enjoy some behindthescenes stories. Yuma and the imperial sand dunes have graced the silver screen for over a century, serving as scene locales in silent films, hollywood classics, and independent movies. Discover yumas movie history at yuma county libraries. With russell crowe, christian bale, ben foster, logan lerman.
Filming locations 17 filming dates 1 production dates 1 filming locations. May 20, 20 i n the tradition of many american westerns, 3. Butterfield towards bisbee, arizona, where they encounter a posse chasing after outlaw ben wade, who held up the stage. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher. In 2012, the film was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of congress as.
Early in his career, he wrote a short story for a pulp magazine the 3. With each new western that hit the screens last fall, pundits and critics continued to discuss the death of the western. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Threeten to yuma, a 1953 western short story by elmore leonard. Every actoractress played a memorable part in the movie. Delmer daves directed a film version in 1957 which starred van heflin and glenn ford, and which was well. The acting list in the 2007 version by itself propels the recent version into more importance. Its a tense little film with a protomamet third act set entirely in a small hotel room, but like all genre storytelling, its ultimately, soothingly familiar. Widely regarded as one of the best western films ever made, it was propelled to box office success by a suspenseful plot and excellent cinematography. It has a cool story, and great performances by russel crowe and christian bale one of his best in my opinion, and it has an awesome ending. Threeten to yuma, a 1953 western short story by elmore leonard 3. I had thought the remake was as well but the end credits to that movie state it was filmed in new mexico. Filmed at a time when director delmer daves was at the top of his game his other midtolatefifties efforts include jubal 1956 which he also scripted, cowboy 1958, and the hanging tree 1959 3. It is about a droughtimpoverished rancher bale who takes on the.
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