Hombre (DVD, 2002)

it was a gift for my father and i remember watching it with him when i was younger. it was at a reasonable price.i couldn't find the movie anywhere locally.

It is Paul Newman being a hero, sacrificing for the underdog. Richard Boone is always a good 'bad guy'.

One of the best old western movies going. Excellent! Paul Newman is excellent, as well as a great cast make this film worth watching.

During a movie conversation with an old friend the topic of " Westerns "
came up. When I mention" Hombre " with Paul Newman he indicated he wasn't
familiar with it. I immediately purchased it for his next Christmas present.
It's a classic. A real thought provoking Western. Giving the time and era it was produced it was way ( to use a over used cliche but definately appplicable
here ) way ahead of its time. Newman , Boone , and cast really put you there.
After my friend saw it I got a call on my answering machine " How cool was that ".
Rick Johns
Gianesville, Fla.

Never did I expect to really like a Western, at least not before I experienced 'Hombre.' I first saw it when I was a kid and for some reason its moral lessons stayed in my mind, so when I saw it again as an adult it seemed so familiar, and I remembered why I liked it to begin with. And of course, I also love Paul Newman the actor and the philanthropist, so it was easy to feel a real fondness for this movie.
In the movie, Paul plays John Russell, a white man who was raised by Native Americans. When fate throws him together with several stagecoach passengers, they first reject him when they learn of his background but soon come to depend on him for their very survival. Before that moment comes, however, the racist beliefs that some passengers hold force him out of the stagecoach because they don't want to ride with an 'Indian.'
When the time comes, Paul shows that his moral character is far stronger than the character of those who believe they are superior to him just because of who they are. Compared to them, Paul's character of Russell has true courage, and he makes a real sacrifice even after they shunned him.
Diane Cilento (first wife of Sean Connery) is also fine here, playing a strong and fiesty woman who one can imagine would be a perfect wife for Russell if things had been different. And Richard Boone - remember him from the t.v. show 'Have Gun, Will Travel?' Here, he plays a character who is wickedness incarnate, and he more than holds his own. If fact, he was so good that I named my first dog Paladin after him, no matter that it was a female! (she was a great dog and lived 13 human years. She was completely 'dressed' in black just like Paladin.) Also look for an appearance by a young David Canary, who for years has played Adam and Stuart Chandler on the t.v. soap 'All My Children.'
In sum, 'Hombre' leaves us asking the question - would you make a huge sacrifice for the very people who hated, rejected and scorned you? See the movie and think about it.

This is a classic Paul Newman movie, and I believe someday will become a classic Western. The plot although action, deals with racial bigotry and the human spirit. It is also a movie dealing with violence, and human survival. I highly recommend this movie. It is a great movie.

I like Paul Newman's movies since I was a kid. He has been a great actor. Although a movie not always describes a true story, it teaches me how to be a man with conscience.