Hondo (1953)
Genre: Western
Duration: 83 minuten
Alternative title: They Called Him Hondo
Country:
United States
Directed by: John Farrow
Stars: John Wayne, Geraldine Page and Ward Bond
IMDb score:
7,0 (13.766)
Releasedate: 27 November 1953
Hondo plot
"Out of the gun smoke into her heart!"
It's 1874. The whites have broken a treaty with the Apaches. The half-breed Indian Hondo Lane, a courier with the United States Army, discovers young woman Angie Lowe and her son Johnny alive on a small ranch within Apache territory. Angie's husband Ed turns out to be missing for a long time. Hondo decides to take the pair to safer places when the Apache chief wants to make Vittorio Angie his wife and Johnny a warrior.
Actors and actresses
Hondo Lane
Angie Lowe
Bufallo Baker
Vittorio
Silva
Lennie
Lt. McKay
Johnny Lowe
Major Sherry
Lowes Partner
Reviews & comments
Filmkriebel
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- 10013 messages
- 4679 votes
Fairly weak western, in which drama and morality take precedence over adventure and action. It results in a drawn-out, overly romantic film that feels quite long despite the short running time. It also doesn't look like much visually. Some people call Hondo one of Wayne's best, but I really don't know why. The central focus is the aggression of the Apaches against the settlers in the region after a peace truce has been broken, but that also remains a subplot, so it doesn't really matter that much. No, I honestly think this film is one that you should pass up.
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james_cameron
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- 7060 messages
- 9827 votes
Rather average western (shown in 3D at the time!) with John Wayne in fine form as the half-breed title character, who becomes involved in the eternal battle between the American army and the Apache Indians. The story is quite nice and the characters have been given some depth, but visually it is all quite ordinary and it does not want to be really exciting. The action-packed finale was directed by John Ford, who is not listed in the credits.
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Film Pegasus (moderator films)
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- 31191 messages
- 5473 votes
John Wayne in a 50s western, then you get cowboys vs Indians. A different spirit of the times and a difference with contemporary High Noon for example. Wayne has played better roles, although he fits into characters like Hondo. A kind of lone wolf with a rough shell but a small heart. The other characters are not very special, with the exception of Geraldine Page. The combination of Page and Wayne isn't too bad. And another familiar face (snout) with the dog Sam who, according to the IMDb, is the dog Pal, who plays Lassie in the TV series and some films in the 1940s.
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