Xvidcroakerbc standard definition movies, that were made last century, ripped from a retail source dvdrip, bdrip, excluding r5 dvdrips. An odd, virtually oneofakind film that breaks away from genre conventions, posse 1975 deserves credit for its unusualness. Its a film ive had interest in watching for years, not just because of douglas, but also because it. With a degree in business administration, mark had success in the canadian transportation industry at an early age.
Some of the best films he worked on before his career ended are the man from snowy river 1982 and tough guys 1986. In the golden days of independent film distributors, companies would often try to disguise experimental fare as traditional drivein programmers. The prisoner of second avenue, directed by melvin frank. Watch posse movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Legal mentions according to what is established in the rgpd regulation eu 2016679, we provide you with the detailed data protection information. The camerawork in this film is uninspired and makes even some potentially interesting locations look like movie sets. Something weird used to deliver one or two of these a year back in the good old days thanks to titles like roseland and psyched by the 4d witch, but its gotten tougher to find these. In the film, mario van peebles both directs and stars as. Posse surname, including a list of people with the name. Kirk douglas a 1970s revisionist westernantiestablishment, antiauthority, antimilitary, antirailroad, although more watchable than most such. The top ten 1975 released films by box office gross in north america are as follows. A posse is a group of people summoned to assist law enforcement, or for a specific mission such as when a search party is constituted. Posse is a good western, with kirk douglas as a cynical us marshal who eventually stumbles on his own political ambitions while tracking thief bruce dern under a. The underlying story of posse is one that needs to be told, about an american west that was populated not just by white cowboys, but also by blacks, who rode the range, were lawmen and outlaws, and ruled themselves in their own black townships.
Every now and again there comes a home video release so completely cracked, so far removed from anything resembling normal cinema, that you have to wonder whether it actually came from this planet. When they discover that the racist white officer who sent them, col. Posse is a 1975 western film by director kirk douglas. Posse is so busy trying to live up to its selfavowed intention to be relevant that it hardly has time to be its own movie. Mark sutcliffe, a canadian and americanbased film producer, is the chairman of posse films. I watched this film as part of my continuing study of westerns to prepare to. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, realistic, serious, exciting, tense and suspense films and tv shows about with posse, murder, cowboy, violence, gunfight, sheriff, chase, horse, desert and rifle plots mostly in western, drama and crime genres shot in usa.
Posse rides again, is a 1997 western film written by and starring mario van peebles. This is also my favorite bruce dern film, showing great subtlety and nuance. Payne stewart posse films inspirational entertainment. The following weapons were used in the film posse 1975. Posse director and star mario van peebles uses the films soundtrack to augment the righteous themes of his 1993 revisionist western about a wronged black cowboy drawn back to defend his hometown against a slew of evildoers. Posse is a 1975 technicolor american revisionist western panavision film, produced by, directed by and starring kirk douglas. The list contains the best, new and most relevant posse movies ordered by relevance. With its political undertones and interesting variations on the genre, the film has become a favorite among western lovers, though it hardly reached the heights of the film douglas had originally intended to make. Movie with a posse is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted 6 times. In cuba, a band of buffalo soldiers, led by the intrepid jesse lee mario van peebles and joined by a gambling white soldier stephen baldwin, is sent on a suicide mission to intercept a shipment of gold from enemy troops during the spanishamerican war. How to download posse the full movie summary movie posse. Featuring a large ensemble cast, the film tells the story of a posse of africanamerican soldiers and one ostracized white soldier, who are all betrayed by a corrupt colonel. A tough marshal with political ambitions leads an elite posse to capture a notorious train robber and his gang. Payne stewart payne stewart was more than just a professional golfer who won eleven pga tour events, three major championships including his final win at the u.
Accompanied by his band of both black and white cowboys, he seeks vengeance and justice. Similarly, the soundtracks combination of black and. Open just a few months before his untimely death at the age of 42. The year 1975 in film involved some significant events, with steven spielbergs thriller jaws topping the box office. Watch posse full movie in hd visit a tough marshal with political ambitions leads an elite posse to capture a not. An interesting contrast between the evil of corrupt politics and the honesty of traditional lawlessness. Kirk douglas produced, directed, and starred in this cynical western concerning howard nightingale kirk douglas a united states marshal who uses the pursuit of an outlaw to further his political career. Posse 1975 internet movie firearms database guns in. Posse 1975 cast and crew texas marshal howard nightingale kirk douglas aspires to become a u. With kirk douglas, bruce dern, bo hopkins, james stacy.
Its a sociopsychological realist western of the sort that was common in the 1950s, yet has little spurts of sex and violence and an antiestablishment tone that ground it squarely in the 70s. The strange love of martha ivers 1946 paths of glory 1957 kirk douglas movies list. Posse 1975 is a western movie starring kirk douglas and bruce dern. Theres a hidden agenda, fueled by political ambition, in a lawmans douglas dauntless pursuit of an escaped bandit dern. Posse 1975 posse is a 1975 western directed by and starring kirk douglas as a politically ambitious us marshal who leads an elite posse in tracking down a notorious outlaw bruce dern.
Colloquially a posse is not always differentiated from a squad. Posse 1975 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The town of tesota, texas where most of the action takes place is very much sadder and wiser when the film concludes. Cast and crew credits for posse, 1975, directed by kirk douglas, with kirk douglas, bruce dern, bo hopkins, at turner classic movies. The story starts with the group escaping with a cache of gold, and continues with their leader jessie lee. It is the story of a powerobsessed marshal, howard nightingale kirk douglas, who continuously looks for. The message, when we get down to it, is that there is a very fine line between the outlaws and the men who hunt themperhaps no line at all. Kirk douglas and bruce dern in posse 1975 kirk douglas in posse 1975 kirk douglas and bruce. Posse 1975 film, us western film produced by, directed by.
The screenplay was written by christopher knopf and william roberts. In posse the lawman soon discovers that fame may be fleeting when he sets his sights on his no. It is hard to say much about this film without spoiling it, but i can say that it explores the values of the marshal kirk douglas, his posse with charming work by bo hopkins, the townspeople, and of course the villain dern. In this offbeat western, kirk douglas stars as howard nightingale, a u. His directorial ventures, scalawag 1973 and posse 1975, were failures. Posse 1975 pg 1h 32min western 22 august 1975 sweden an unscrupulous politico marshal and his deputies chase a gang of train robbers whose leader proves that every man has his price. Writer, director, and star mario van peebles tried to correct historical misconceptions about africanamericans on the frontier with this actionpacked western thats also an homage to spaghetti westerns. Released 1975, posse stars kirk douglas, bruce dern, bo hopkins, james stacy the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 34 min, and received a score of. A tough marshal with political ambitions leads an elite posse to capture a. Voir posse 1975 en streaming complet streamvoir gratuit.
Complete 8film collection dvd, 2011, 8disc set sealed new. Douglas the brotherhood, there was a crooked man plays nightingale who, at face value appears to be an ostensibly upright crusading law enforcer on the trail of jack strawhorn. Kirk douglas was hoping to work with his family on a joint project in 1975, but even though that didnt pan out, he still managed to turn out the offbeat western posse. Pickup is an interesting example of this technique. An unscrupulous politico marshal and his deputies chase a gang of train robbers whose leader proves that every man has his price. Posse is a 1993 american revisionist western film directed by and starring mario van peebles. Nightingale organizes a posse to track down jack strawhorn bruce dern, a notorious bank robber. Posse is a 1975 american western film, produced by, directed by and starring kirk douglas.
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