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The Unforgiven
Why this pick
Shared genres: Drama, Western.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1956 2h 17m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The film is set in Jennings County, Indiana in 1862. Jess Birdwell is a farmer and patriarch of the Birdwell family whose Quaker religion conflicts with his love for the worldly enjoyments of music and horse racing. Jess's wife Eliza, a Quaker minister, is deeply religious and steadfast in her refusal to engage in violence. Jess's daughter Mattie wants to remain a Quaker but has fallen in love with dashing cavalry officer Gard Jordan, a love that is against her mother's wishes. Jess's youngest child "Little" Jess is a feisty child whose comical feud with his mother's pet goose causes her heartache. Jess's elder son Josh is torn between his hatred of violence and a conviction that to protect his family he must join the home guard and fight the invaders.
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Gary Cooper
Jess Birdwell
Richard Eyer
Little Jess Birdwell
Robert Middleton
Sam Jordan
Phyllis Love
Mattie Birdwell
Richard Hale
Purdy
Joel Fluellen
Enoch
Theodore Newton
Major Harvey
John Smith
Caleb Cope