Joe Kidd

1972 · directed by John Sturges

Rating

65/100

Hit

no

A band of Mexicans find their U. S. land claims denied and all the records destroyed in a courthouse fire. Their leader, Louis Chama, encourages them to use force to regain their land. A wealthy landowner wanting the same decides to hire a gang of killers with Joe Kidd to track Chama.

Joe Kidd (1972), directed by John Sturges, rates 65/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Clint Eastwood
• Robert Duvall
• John Saxon
• Don Stroud
• Stella Garcia
• James Wainwright
• Paul Koslo
• Gregory Walcott
• Dick Van Patten
• Lynne Marta

Crew

• Bruce Surtees — Director of Photography
• Ferris Webster — Editor
• Lalo Schifrin — Original Music Composer
• Elmore Leonard — Writer

More from John Sturges

1. The Great Escape (1963) — 84/100 · hit
2. Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) — 84/100 · hit
3. Last Train from Gun Hill (1959) — 80/100 · hit
4. The Magnificent Seven (1960) — 78/100
5. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) — 71/100
6. Hour of the Gun (1967) — 71/100

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