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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 27, 2012
Pros: Peck, Baxter, Widmark, rest of cast; black-n-white cinematography; story
Cons: nothing significant
Summary: Before Gregory Peck rose to stardom as a good guy in westerns, long before his award-winning role in To Kill A Mockingbird, he played the scruffy leader of a bank robbing gang in 1860s’ California. However, don’t despair if this ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 7, 2008
Pros: Beautiful b-w photography, settings, Widmark at his vilest best, Anne Baxter never looked better.
Cons: The unsophisticated viewer might balk at black-n-white; but do not short the film or yourself.
Summary: ... Before color, there was 'black and white' film. Before spaghetti Westerns there were 'good guys' vs 'bad guys' and pretty, virtuous girls ripe for the winning. The good guy(s) always won and the bad guy(s) always got their due. Before Gregory ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 20, 2000
Pros: fine acting, fine cinematography
Cons: predictable
Summary: Yellow Sky was released in 1948 and stars Gregory Peck, Anne Baxter, Harry Morgan, and Richard Widmark. The no nonsense western was directed by William Wellman and features a somewhat different hero than is usually found in this genre of that time.
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