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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0024543061069
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 04, 2003
Running Time: 75 minutes
Sales Rank: 16723
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: May 21, 1943
Editorial Review:
Description:
Two drifters are passing through a Western town, when news comes in that a local farmer has been murdered and his cattle stolen. The townspeople, joined by the drifters, form a posse to catch the perpetrators. They find three men in possession of the cattle, and are determined to see justice done on the spot.
Amazon.com essential video:
The Ox-Bow Incident is one of the essential Westerns, directed by William Wellman. A study of the effects--and aftereffects--of mob violence, this film (based on a true story) begins with the murder of a popular rancher. Angry townspeople form a posse, find suspects, and, without waiting for a trial, summarily hang them in an expression of biblically tinged frontier justice. But the one cowboy who tried to turn the mob aside ultimately proves that they executed innocent men. Made in 1943, the film features stunning black-and-white cinematography and a solid dramatic sense about what a deadly combination ignorance and self-righteousness can be. Fonda made this film between The Grapes of Wrath and My Darling Clementine, at a point when he was at the peak of his powers as a young actor. --Marshall Fine
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Classic
The majority is not always right - as this classic western makes clear. Peter Fonda does an excellent turn as one of only seven who stand in the minority against a mob determined to exact revenge - even if that means taking revenge on the wrong parties.
Great movie to remind us that might does not make right, and it is good to be in the minority when it comes to standing up for justice.
Rating: - The Darkest of "Films Noire"
Wonderfully directed by William Wellman in 1943, this is perhaps the darkest of all "Films Noire." I cannot imagine another film that would be more appropriately filed in black and white. It is one of the most heart-wrenching of all western movies, in that the viewers can clearly see the tragic direction the story inexorably moves in.
As others have synopsized, two drifters (Henry Fonda and Harry Morgan) are caught up in a scenario that mixes cattle rustling, murder, and the exacting ... Read More
Rating: - Morality play meets Wild West
Have you ever thought you knew what the right thing to do was, but couldn't convince others of your reasoning?
"The Ox-Bow Incident" could be best described as a western disguised as a morality play on mob justice, or vice versa. It definitely is a film which is based on not the traditional western format of "shoot em up" but rather takes a philosophical approach to what mob justice really entails, and what its consequences are.
Two men, Carter (Henry Fonda) and Croft (Harry ... Read More
Rating: - Great Classic Western
OX BOW INCIDENT is an excellent western of the early 40's, which is an account of what happens when men decide to press for 'justice', discounting the law. This classic has underlining themes about false valor, mob mentality, pride, and ultimately redemption. Henry Fonda's and Dana Andrews' characters emerge the true hero. This is a must have among classic westerns.
Rating: - Not your usual Western, but it is all about suspense, not action.
Ask yourself: what is justice?
Henry Fonda and William Wellman team up to make what I would consider to be one of the greatest movies ever made, if not one of the greatest Westerns ever made. There is only one word that can define this movie - excellent. The basic story is that Gil Carter (Fonda) and his partner Art Croft (Harry Morgan) ride into a dusty Nevada town. Take note of what happens when they arrive - a dog crosses the street from left to right. This small occurrence will ... Read More
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