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5.8/10 • 25

1973-06-282h 3m

WesternRomance

Two women loved him. One died for him. One killed for him.

On the run from her violent husband, Catherine Crocker witnesses a train robbery and is taken prisoner by a frontier outlaw gang, led by a bandit who’s hiding a secret of his own.

Directors
Richard C. Sarafian
Editors
Tom Rolf

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Burt Reynolds

    Burt Reynolds

    Jay Grobart

  2. Sarah Miles

    Sarah Miles

    Catherine Crocker

  3. Lee J. Cobb

    Lee J. Cobb

    Lapchance

  4. Jack Warden

    Jack Warden

    Dawes

  5. George Hamilton

    George Hamilton

    Crocker

  6. Bo Hopkins

    Bo Hopkins

    Billy

  7. Robert Donner

    Robert Donner

    Dub

  8. Sandy McPeak

    Sandy McPeak

    Ben

  9. Larry Littlebird

    Larry Littlebird

    Iron Knife

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John Chard

Aug 10, 2016

5/10

Cat Prancing. Richard C. Sarafian directs and Eleanor Perry adapts the screenplay from Marilyn Durham's novel. It stars Burt Reynolds, Sarah Miles, Lee J. Cobb, Jack Warden, George Hamilton, Bo Hopkins, Robert Donner and Jay Silverheels. Music is by John Williams and cinematography (Panavision/Metrocolor) by Harry Stradling JR. Train robbing outlaw starts to fall for a woman who inadvertently becomes a kidnapee. The rumours and gossip behind the making of the film are far more interesting than the film itself. Miles was married to Robert Bolt (they would be married twice), and it is believed that Bolt had to do uncredited work on the script to make it better! This as Miles and Reynolds were having some fun after hours, while Miles' manager (David Whiting) died under suspicious circumstances during the production. The production is, on a technical level, superb, the locations are outstandingly realised by Stradling's photography, while Williams shows his multi stranded genius by providing a number of different musical compositions throughout the pic. Sadly the film drags and come the midway point it just becomes dull. It starts off promisingly, with a daring train robbery introducing us to a band of outlaws, led by Reynolds of course, who are interesting enough to keep us, well, interested. Yet this proves to be a false dawn as what looked like being a potent manhunt of the gang, with revenge flavoured seasoning and sexual tensions, quickly turns into a wet romance stretched out to nearly two hours run time. As Miles and Reynolds take center stage for the second half of film, you realise that Cobb and Warden have been criminally underused. Lead performances are OK, it's just that the narrative is uninteresting and poorly directed - though a pat on the back is warranted for the respectful writing of the American Indians. It looks and musically sounds great, but really it's hard to recommend with confidence. 5/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
train robbery