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The Proposition
Why this pick
Shares its sun-blasted frontier cruelty, moral rot among privileged men, and an unflinching sense that violence exposes rather than resolves character.
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MOVIE1971 1h 51m GBR
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Relations are strained between cattle baron Brandt Ruger (Gene Hackman) and his wife, Melissa (Candice Bergen) when he leaves for a two-week hunting trip with some of his wealthy friends.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Gene Hackman
Brandt Ruger
Simon Oakland
Matthew Gunn
Mitchell Ryan
Doc Harrison
G.D. Spradlin
Sam Bayard
Rayford Barnes
Crimp
Sarah Atkinson
Redhead
Francesca Tu
Chinese Girl
William Watson
Jim Loring