| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Nominated | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song Jerry Livingston (music) Mack David (lyrics) For the song "The Hanging Tree" |
Warner Bros.
Directed by Delmer Daves
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
Atypical western has Gary Cooper playing a caring but flawed doctor of a wild mining town experiencing gold rush fever. Maria Schell is a patient, the victim of a stagecoach robbery and subsequent exposure in the burning sun. Temporarily blinded by the incident, the relationship between Cooper and Schell gradually undergoes a transformation from professional to personal. The townsfolk do not trust Cooper, mainly due to a shady incident in his past, and are quick to judge his relationship with Schell. Things come to a head when a gold strike is found and the town erupts into violence. The supporting cast is excellent, including George C. Scott as a religious fanatic inciting a riot and Karl Malden as a lecherous miner.
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