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Hombre (1967) was a Action - Drama Film directed by Martin Ritt and produced by Martin Ritt and Irving Ravetch.

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Hombre (1967)

By Beatrice on Oct 8, 2019 From Flickers in Time

Hombre Directed by Martin Ritt Written by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr. from a novel by Elmore Leonard 1967/USA Hombre Productions First viewing/Netflix rental One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die John Russell: Anything but bastard will do. This is an OK Western.  Did I really need... Read full article

Hombre (1967)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 21, 2016 From 4 Star Films

“You don’t get tired, you don’t get hungry, you don’t get thirsty. Are you real?” – Jessie “More or less” – John Russell  How to function within Western culture. That’s what John Russell must figure out as a man who was raised by Apache an... Read full article

Hombre (1967)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 21, 2016 From 4 Star Films

“You don’t get tired, you don’t get hungry, you don’t get thirsty. Are you real?” – Jessie “More or less” – John Russell  How to function within Western culture. That’s what John Russell must figure out as a man who was raised by Apache an... Read full article

After the Silents: The Hard Hombre (1931)

By Fritzi Kramer on Mar 3, 2014 From Movies Silently

By Fritzi Kramer on March 3, 2014 in After the Silents, Blog Poverty row. That phrase gets thrown around a lot but what does it mean? Basically, poverty row studios were smaller concerns that specialized in producing inexpensive motion pictures. Both faded stars and fresh-faced up-and-comers would ... Read full article

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Hombre Quotes:

Jessie: That soldier would have helped you and you know it.
John Russell: I didn't ask for any.
Jessie: He didn't even have a gun.
John Russell: That's his business he don't wanna carry one.
Jessie: It takes a lot to light a fire under you, doesn't it.
John Russell: If it's alright with you, lady, I just didn't feel like bleeding for him. And even if it isn't alright with you.
John Russell: [when the Mexican Bandit come up the hill to demand the money or they will shoot Mrs. Favor] Shoot her.
Henry Mendez: You can be white, Mexican, or Indian, but I think it pays you to be a white man for a while. Put yourself on the winning side for a change.
John Russell: Is that what you are?
Henry Mendez: Well, a Mexican's closer to it than a White Mountain Apache, I can tell you that!
Audra Favor: I can't imagine eating a dog and not thinking anything of it.
John Russell: You even been hungry, lady? Not just ready for supper. Hungry enough so that your belly swells?
Audra Favor: I wouldn't care how hungry I got. I know I wouldn't eat one of those camp dogs.
John Russell: You'd eat it. You'd fight for the bones, too.
Audra Favor: Have you ever eaten a dog, Mr. Russell?
John Russell: Eaten one and lived like one.
Audra Favor: Dear me.
[Russell has just fatally shot the Mexican bandit]
Mexican Bandit: I would like at least to know his name.
Henry Mendez: He was called John Russell.
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Hombre Facts
Filming on "Hombre" coincided with that year's Academy Awards. Co-star Martin Balsam was a Best Supporting Actor nominee for A Thousand Clowns, and not having received permission to leave the set, Balsam sneaked off to attend the ceremony. He won the Oscar.
David Canary's TV debut.
The photo in the closing credits of the film was taken in 1886 by Camillus Fly, the famous Tombstone (AZ) photographer. The white boy in the photo is Jimmy (Santiago) McKinn, captured by the Apaches in 1885. Like the Paul Newman character in the film, McKinn was totally assimilated in the tribe and was rescued against his will when Geronimo surrendered in 1886.
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