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The Furies - Criterion Collection
from Criterion
starring Barbara Stanwyck, Walter Huston, Judith Anderson, Wendell Corey, Gilbert Roland
directed by Anthony Mann

Features:

• Black & White
• DVD-Video
• NTSC

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• A classic film with an excellent story.
  This film is for the Criterion Collection DVD edition of the film.
  The Furies, directed by Anthony Mann and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Wakter Huston, is one of the best films I have seen for a while.
  It is about a greedy widower and his daughter who live on a ranch called "The Furies" in New Mexico in the 19th century. The daughter is in love with a squatter on the ranch and when the father kills him, she exacts revenge.
  I really liked the film and thought it was very well made.
  It... more info

• Good but far from the best by either Mann, Stanwyck, or Huston
  This is an entertaining film and definitely contains some find elements, but it is far from the best work of any of the major participants and in the end isn't completely satisfying. The movie is most famous for being the great Walter Huston's final film. He in fact died very shortly after finishing work on the film and before its release. Though not among his best films, it does feature many moments where he is able to chew up one scene after another. And near the end of the film there is a steer-wrestling... more info

• If you're a man, don't mess with Miss Vance Jeffords unless you want to sing soprano. If you're a woman, buy an eye patch
  "Do you mind if I take the reins? I like to know where I'm going." Vance Jeffords, played by Barbara Stanwyck, not only likes to take the reins, she's also capable of turning most men into counter tenors just by staring at them. And don't mention sewing shears...those are reserved for the eyes of other women.
  The Furies is a well-crafted, enjoyably mean-spirited western with an unpleasantly conventional moral ending. What makes it memorable is the first two-thirds, which features an arrogant,... more info

• Underrated Western Given the Deluxe Treatment!
  Director Anthony Mann made the important transition from film noir B movies to westerns in 1950 with three films: Winchester '73, Devil's Doorway, and The Furies. The last film was an ambitious big budget mix of western and women's melodrama with a fascinating dash of psychological subtext. At its heart is a startlingly complex performance from Barbara Stanwyck.
  While The Furies has all the iconography of a western, it more resembles a psychological drama and as such, it is quite an achievement that... more info

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