"Hombre means man... Paul Newman is Hombre!"

1967

1h 51m

7.1(250 votes)

Western

Drama

Overview

John Russell, disdained by his "respectable" fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Indians, becomes their only hope for survival when they are set upon by outlaws.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Paul Newman

John Russell

Fredric March

Dr. Alex Favor

Richard Boone

Cicero Grimes

Diane Cilento

Jessie

Cameron Mitchell

Frank Braden

Barbara Rush

Audra Favor

Peter Lazer

Billy Lee Blake

Margaret Blye

Doris Blake

Martin Balsam

Henry Mendez

Skip Ward

Steve Early

Creative team

Directed by: Martin Ritt
Written by: Irving Ravetch
Harriet Frank Jr.
Produced by: Irving Ravetch
Martin Ritt

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