The Ox-Bow Incident details

Format: PG DVD
Starring: Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, Mary Beth Hughes, Anthony Quinn
Director: William A. Wellman
Genre: Action/Adventure - Sci-fi/Fantasy
Studio: ELEVATION
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The Ox-Bow Incident
PG Feature

DVD Information

Run time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Rental release: 02 Aug 2010
Main languages: English
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  • fascinating little morality piece

    Rated - 3.5 stars  
    By a customer from London , 02 Sep 2010

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    Beyond the locations and the costumes this is certainly no Western, rather it is a savage indictment on the dangers of gossip and mob mentality. The briefness of the film and the use of only 2 or 3 locations throughout keeps this film tense and claustrophobic. It may have been a comment on the problems of lynching at the time, but it still has just as much to say now. Henry Fonda is, of course, as brilliant as ever.
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  • The OX Bow Incident, a classic western.

    Rated - 3.5 stars  
    By thecuckoo (107 reviews) , 22 Feb 2013
    This western makes you think as a posy catches what they think are the bandits and want to hang them there and then without a trial. Are the so called bandits guilty or just in the wrong place at the wrong time. With not much proof to support their story it soon turns into a lynching mob. Moody movie which causes much food for thought.
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  • Don't hang around- rent it!

    Rated - 4.0 stars  
    By Buspassman (5 reviews) , 15 Aug 2011
    Excellent psychological western with a fine cast of favourites featuring the underrated Dana Andrews .Little seen on TV, so put in on your list
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  • One of the greatest films

    Rated - 5.0 stars  
    By Prora (12 reviews) from London , 08 May 2011
    I rate this as a truly great film - in a completely understated fashion it shows up racism in action and, moreover, proves its point simply by showing the tragic outcome of the bigoted cowboys' actions. A must see.
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  • A sharp little Western

    Rated - 5.0 stars  
    By RJNeb2 (934 reviews) from London , 05 Sep 2010
    Once it was the Wild West, but as law and order was imposed, a veneer of respectability was imposed. This potent film shows that it was just a veneer as a lynch mob goes in pursuit of some cattle rustlers/ murderers without taking the time to find out the truth. Looking on, in an increasing sense of desperation, is the stoic Henry Fonda, one of the few voices of reason. Director William A. Wellman keeps everything lean and tight and the penny-pinching decision to film it all on a soundstage actually adds to its sharp sense of claustrophia and inevitability.
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  • fascinating little morality piece

    Rated - 3.5 stars  
    By a customer from London , 02 Sep 2010
    Beyond the locations and the costumes this is certainly no Western, rather it is a savage indictment on the dangers of gossip and mob mentality. The briefness of the film and the use of only 2 or 3 locations throughout keeps this film tense and claustrophobic. It may have been a comment on the problems of lynching at the time, but it still has just as much to say now. Henry Fonda is, of course, as brilliant as ever.
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