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The Last Hunt Overview:

The Last Hunt (1956) was a Western - Film directed by Richard Brooks and produced by Dore Schary.

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The Last Hunt (1956) and The Killing Fields

The Last Hunt considers an era that is no more. Once America’s Great Plains ran rampant with herds of bison numbering up to 60,000,000 based on the estimation of this movie. The initial premise of Richard Brooks’ western intrigues for the sole fact that this is a slice of history that doesn&#821... Read full article


THE STEWART GRANGER BLOGATHON: The Last Hunt (1956)

Maddy Loves Her Classic Films is our hostess for The Stewart Granger Blogathon running April 13th and 14th. Click HERE for the eclectic articles on the British born star. Milton Lott's Pulitzer nominated novel of 1955, The Last Hunt was the basis for Richard Brooks' screenplay which he directed... Read full article


On Blu-ray: Robert Taylor and Stewart Granger in The Last Hunt (1956)

Based on a novel by Milton Lott, but featuring real buffalo herd thinning, the Richard Brooks-directed The Last Hunt (1956) is an unusual mix of fact and fiction. It comes from a period where westerns took on more moral complexity. Heroes are less certain, violence isn't as superficial, and a feelin... Read full article


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The Last Hunt Quotes:

Charlie Gilson: Don't quit me, son!

Jimmy: Mr. Woodfoot, how come Charley hates Indians so much?
Woodfoot: Now that's a good question, my boy. It's kinda funny, you know? Charley beats his horse, just like an Indian. Charley's free with his women, just like an Indian. Charley even blows his nose on his fingers, just like an Indian. I just don't get it.
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The Last Hunt Facts
In August 1957, this film was being shown on a double bill with Pete Kelly's Blues.

US government marksmen actually shot and killed buffalo during production as part of a scheduled herd-thinning.

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