This William Wellman film tells the story of a frontier tragedy in which two levelheaded cowboys try to stop a hysterical mob from lynching some innocent men. Academy Award Nominations: Best Picture.
USA Today, 11/14/2003, p.6E, "Lamar Trotti's sharp dialogue artfully sets up Henry Fonda, in a hallmark performance, as an unconventional hero."
Title Note
THE OX-BOW INCIDENT was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1998.
Release Note
DVD Features:
Region 1 Keep Case Full Frame - 1.33 Audio: Stereo - English Mono - English Spanish - Mono Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1. Dick Ulain - Western Scholar, 2. William Wellman, Jr. - Director's Son Featurette - 1. "Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero" Text/Image Galleries: Still Gallery Restoration Comparison
Product Notes
Taking place in 1885 Nevada, THE OX-BOW INCIDENT is the harrowing story of two cowboys, Gil Carter (Henry Fonda) and Art Croft (Harry Morgan), who believe in justice and honor and attempt to quell a lynch mob's thirst for revenge when they believe that a cattleman has been murdered by rustlers. Based tightly on the best-selling book by Walter Van Tilburg Clark and directed by William Wellman, THE OX-BOW INCIDENT is an unforgettable film; don't miss the powerful scene in which Anthony Quinn performs surgery on himself--it is an amazing moment in a brilliant film that received a well-deserved Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.
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