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Kirk Douglas produced and directed this whimsical revisionist Western concerning a U.S. marshal who pursues and nabs a notorious train robber (Bruce Dern) for political gain in his pursuit of a Senate seat. But Marshal Nightingale's ego is his Achilles' heel, which his prisoner knows, and uses to his advantage. Their delightful cat-and-mouse game capitalizes on the actors' generational difference, and on Douglas' own self-deprecating sense of humor.
35mm, color, 93 min. DIR: Kirk Douglas. SCR: William S. Roberts, Christopher Knopf. CAST: Kirk Douglas, Bruce Dern, Bo Hopkins, James Stacy.
