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Hondo

Hondo

Western · 1953

Army despatch rider Hondo Lane discovers a woman and her son living in the midst of warring Apaches, and he becomes their protector.

Movie details

Hondo

“Out of the gun smoke into her heart!”

1953 Western 1h 24m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.5 / 10

Community rating

Army despatch rider Hondo Lane discovers a woman and her son living in the midst of warring Apaches, and he becomes their protector.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Hondo?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

John Farrow

Written by

James Edward Grant · Louis L'Amour

John Wayne

John Wayne

Hondo Lane

Geraldine Page

Geraldine Page

Angie Lowe

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Buffalo Baker

Michael Pate

Michael Pate

Vittorio

James Arness

James Arness

Lennie

Rodolfo Acosta

Rodolfo Acosta

Silva

Leo Gordon

Leo Gordon

Ed Lowe

Court is in session

Put Hondo on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Patience is part of the point.”

Duration becomes texture. The film asks you to inhabit its world instead of merely processing its plot.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“A test of endurance, your honour.”

Stillness keeps submitting itself as meaning. At some point, contemplation needs something worth contemplating.