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7.9

Unforgiven

R·1992·130m

Western

Summary

William Munny is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. To help support his two motherless children, he accepts one last bounty-hunter mission to find the men who brutalized a prostitute. Joined by his former partner and a cocky greenhorn, he takes on a corrupt sheriff.

Cast

Clint Eastwood

William Munny

Gene Hackman

'Little' Bill Daggett

Morgan Freeman

Ned Logan

Richard Harris

English Bob

Jaimz Woolvett

The Schofield Kid

Saul Rubinek

W.W. Beauchamp

Frances Fisher

Strawberry Alice

Anna Thomson

Delilah Fitzgerald

David Mucci

Quick Mike

Rob Campbell

Davey Bunting

Anthony James

Skinny Dubois

Tara Frederick

Little Sue

Beverley Elliott

Silky

Liisa Repo-Martell

Faith

Josie Smith

Crow Creek Kate

Shane Meier

Will Munny

Aline Levasseur

Penny Munny

Cherrilene Cardinal

Sally Two Trees

Robert Koons

Crocker

Ron White

Clyde Ledbetter

Mina E. Mina

Muddy Chandler

Henry Kope

German Joe Schultz

Jeremy Ratchford

Deputy Andy Russell

John Pyper-Ferguson

Charley Hecker

Jefferson Mappin

Fatty Rossiter

Walter Marsh

Barber

Garner Butler

Eggs Anderson

Larry Reese

Tom Luckinbill

Blair Haynes

Paddy McGee

Frank C. Turner

Fuzzy

Sam Karas

Thirsty Thurston

Lochlyn Munro

Texas Slim

Ben Cardinal

Johnny Foley

Philip Maurice Hayes

Lippy MacGregor

Michael Charrois

Wiggens

William Davidson

Buck Barthol (as Bill Davidson)

Paul Anthony McLean

Train Person #1

James Herman

Train Person #2

Michael Maurer

Train Person #3

Larry Joshua

Bucky

George Orrison

The Shadow

Greg Goossen

Fighter

Crew

Director

Clint Eastwood

Writer

David Webb Peoples

Reviews

redTed

January 21, 2015

Quite easily the finest western ever made and very close to the greatest film ever made. It won loads of Oscars and other film awards in 1993, but it still should have won more. Talk about a man at his peak ? This has Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Richard Harris, Morgan Freeman and virtual rookie, Jaimz Woolvett as The Schofield Kid, all putting in magnificent, career defining performances. Not to mention the bit players who all add to this stunningly captivating film.

Weak points ? There are none. Every frame is a gem. It has plenty of dark humour. A few touching moments where you would think it wasn't possible. Sadistic and brutal fight scenes and then it has Clint Eastwood riding into town for the final terrifying, yet totally satisfying, showdown. How Al Pacino (The Scent of a Woman) beat Clint to Best Actor in 1993 is a mystery of modern times. Right up there with how The Shawshank Redemption didn't win anything of note in '95 but is now regarded as possibly the greatest film of all time by many people.