The Ox-Bow Incident DVD, 1943

aka Strange Incident

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MovieMail's Review

James Oliver thoroughly enjoys this sobering tale about the limits of vigilante justice in which a lynch mob take the law into their own hands - but get the wrong men.

Out on the frontier, folks don't always have respect for the letter of the law – so when a popular rancher gets killed, his buddies whip up a posse with a mind to lynch the killers. Drifter Henry Fonda rides out along side them but he has severe misgivings. When the hunting party encounter three men driving the dead man's cattle, the hot-heads want to string 'em up – and they ain't minded to listen to reason...

An unusually dark and downbeat Western, The Ox-Bow Incident is closer to the blackness of film noir than the traditional hi-jinx of most cowboy movies. It's a film that challenges many of the genre's assumptions: justice isn't straightforward here and intelligence is valued more highly than strength. Even Fonda gets in on the act, avoiding his usual Dudley Do-Right character to play someone a little rougher around the edges.

The Ox-Bow incident is a great favourite of Clint Eastwood and it's easy to see why: it shares the simplicity, economy and maturity of his best movies. Highly recommended.

James Oliver on 5th July 2010
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Film Information

Director - William A. Wellman

Produced - 1943

Main Language - English

Countries & Regions - American film

Cast - Anthony Quinn, Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews

DVD Details

Certificate:	PG	Publisher:	Optimum Releasing	Region:	2
Length:	72 mins	Cat No:	OPTD1860
Format:	DVD B&W

Film Description

A classic western starring Henry Fonda, William A. Wellman's The Ox-Bow Incident tells of a vigilante posse that lynches three innocent men for a murder that has not been committed, making a powerful case for not taking the law into your own hands.

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...