The Bravados
film by King [1958]
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discussed in biography
- In Henry King: Later films
The Bravados (1958) was another of King’s rare forays into westerns. In the acclaimed film Peck was atypically cast as a vigilante hunting the men who raped and killed his wife. After the winemaking drama This Earth Is Mine (1959), King made Beloved Infidel (1959),…
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role of Peck
- In Gregory Peck
…The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952), The Bravados (1958), and Beloved Infidel (1959), Peck portrayed outwardly strong and authoritative individuals whose inner demons and character flaws threaten to destroy them. He was finally honoured with an Academy Award for his performance as the ethical and compassionate Alabama lawyer Atticus Finch in…
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