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The Ox-Bow Incident
In this classic Western, when a posse catches up three men suspected of killing a local farmer, some of them become strongly divided on whether or not to lynch the men.
15 October 1888, Traver, Tulare County, California, USA
1 January 1886, Runnels, Texas, USA
10 April 1915, Detroit, Michigan, USA
21 April 1915, Chihuahua, Mexico
16 April 1917, Haskell, Oklahoma, USA
3 October 1916, Topeka, Kansas, USA
29 October 1876, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
17 February 1910, New York City, New York, USA
6 March 1891, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
2 February 1903, Mound City, Missouri, USA
19 January 1866, New York City, New York, USA
December 13, 2003
Were it not for the horses, the script as filmed could easily be performed on the stage as a three-act play.
March 02, 2004
In contrast to the familiar Western device of the hero obliged to take the law into his own hands… a grim, messy cautionary tale about vigilante justice and mob rule.
August 21, 2002
Studio-bound (it looks like a 50s TV film), but powerful
October 17, 2003
It should tell you something that this was among Orson Welles' favourite films
October 22, 2003
one of the saddest movies ever produced
May 14, 2008
It holds up as the best anti-lynching film ever made.
April 20, 2003
Packs a pretty incredible emotional punch in its brief 75 minutes.
February 20, 2008
One of the first probes of mob lynch, Wellman's grim, uncompromising expose was critically acclaimed but failed, perhaps because it was released during WWII, when viewers wanted more escapist entertainment
January 05, 2004
One of the top movie westerns.
March 19, 2011
Apesar do final que soletra a mensagem do filme, é um western atípico, denso e, principalmente, corajoso para sua época.
November 11, 2003
...the movie suggests we had better look to doing the right and decent thing before we act on a majority decision made in the heat of the moment.