Nevada Smith

Director: Henry Hathaway, Steve McQueen, Joseph E. Levine

Overview

After his parents are killed by a trio of outlaws, Nevada Smith (Steve McQueen) vows revenge against the murderers. Smith is helped by Jonas Cord (Brian Keith), who teaches his prot?g? to use a gun and other methods of deadly self defense. Jesse Coe (Martin Landau) is the first victim Smith finds as the two fight with knives. Smith learns that Bill Bowdre (Arthur Kennedy) is an inmate in a Louisiana prison and plans to get in to kill the murderer. Tom Fitch (Karl Malden) is the last of the three that Smith hopes to kill in this violent western adventure. The characters are taken from the novel The Carpetbaggers by Harold Robbins.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/01/2013
UPC:	0883929302420
Original Release:	1966
Rating:	NR
Source:	Paramount Catalog
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	2:10:00
Sales rank:	7,089

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Steve McQueen	Nevada Smith / Max Sand / Fitch
Karl Malden	Tom Fitch
Brian Keith	Jonas Cord
Arthur Kennedy	Bill Bowdre
Suzanne Pleshette	Pilar
Raf Vallone	Father Zaccardi
Janet Margolin	Neesa,Actor
Howard da Silva	Warden
Pat Hingle	Big Foot
Martin Landau	Jesse Coe
Paul Fix	Sheriff Bonnell
Gene Evans	Sam Sand
Josephine Hutchinson	Mrs. Elvira McCanles
John Doucette	Uncle Ben McCanles
Val Avery	Buck Mason
Sheldon Allman	Sheriff
Lyle Bettger	Jack Rudabaugh
Bert Freed	Quince
David McLean	Romero
Steve Mitchell	Buckshot,Paymaster
Merritt Bohn	Riverboat Pilot
Sandy Kenyon	Bank Clerk
Ric Roman	Cipriano
John Lawrence	Hogg
Stanley Adams	Storekeeper
John Litel	Doctor
Ted de Corsia	Hudson, Bartender
Alfred Newman	Composer
Henry Hathaway	Actor
Loni Anderson	Brunette Saloon Girl
Jan Arvan	Dealer
Frank Christi	Prisoner
Iron Eyes Cody	Taka-Ta
Carol Daniels Dement	Creole Prostitute
Walt Davis	Prisoner
Loren Janes	Cowboy in Abilene Hotel / Convict in Prison Camp
L.Q. Jones	Cowboy
Strother Martin	Strother
Joanna Moore	Angie
Jeffrey Sayre	Roulette Dealer
Roy N. Sickner	Harry
Ralph Volkie	Prisoner

Technical Credits

John Michael Hayes

Harold Robbins

John Michael Hayes	Screenwriter
Joseph E. Levine	Executive Producer,Producer
Henry Hathaway	Producer
Paul K. Lerpae	Special Effects
George C. Thompson	Special Effects
Harold Robbins	Screenwriter
Steve McQueen	Producer
Charles Grenzbach	Sound Effects
Harold Lewis	Sound Effects

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Nevada Smith
1. Chapter 1 [10:19]
2. Chapter 2 [12:42]
3. Chapter 3 [5:38]
4. Chapter 4 [5:29]
5. Chapter 5 [6:09]
6. Chapter 6 [7:22]
7. Chapter 7 [4:28]
8. Chapter 8 [3:31]
9. Chapter 9 [12:25]
10. Chapter 10 [5:31]
11. Chapter 11 [7:03]
12. Chapter 12 [12:18]
13. Chapter 13 [8:04]
14. Chapter 14 [7:39]
15. Chapter 15 [7:59]
16. Chapter 16 [8:11]
17. Chapter 17 [5:45]

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Editorial Reviews

Hathaway's revenge Western, minimal enough in its dialogue to seem like a silent at times, is a perfect setting for McQueen's perennially aggrieved persona. Although often primitive in its technique, the austere beauty of the film's Western locations, its leisurely pace, and the methodical nature of the hero's pursuit imbue its inevitable violence with a strangely meditative cast. Unlike action films of recent decades, where revenge is usually swift and sure, Nevada Smith underlines the exhaustive nature of McQueen's search and the sheer physical toll of killing even one man. As the years pass, the film records the ugly transformation of the vulnerable kid into a stone-cold killer. Except for Arthur Kennedy, who is reliably good in the meatiest of the roles afforded the villains, McQueen so dominates the film that the excellent cast really only needs to use a fraction of their talent. Among its spectacular locations are Mount Ritter and Banner Peak in California, and Atchafalaya Basin in Louisiana.