Backlash

1956 · directed by John Sturges

Rating
66/100
Hit
no

Jim Slater's father (whom he never knew) died in the Apache ambush at Gila Valley, and Jim is searching for the one survivor, who supposedly went for help but disappeared with a lot of gold. In the process, he gets several people gunning for him, and he keeps meeting liberated woman Karyl Orton, who may be on a similar mission. Renewed Apache hostilities and an impending range war provide complications.

Backlash (1956), directed by John Sturges, rates 66/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Richard Widmark
  • Donna Reed
  • William Campbell
  • John McIntire
  • Barton MacLane
  • Harry Morgan
  • Robert J. Wilke
  • Jack Lambert
  • Roy Roberts
  • Edward Platt

Crew

  • Irving Glassberg — Director of Photography
  • Sherman Todd — Editor
  • Borden Chase — Screenplay

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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