#657: DAVES, Delmer 3:10 to Yuma (1957)

DAVES, Delmer (United States)
3:10 to Yuma [1957]
Spine #657
Blu-ray


In this beautifully shot, psychologically complex western, Van Heflin is a mild-mannered cattle rancher who takes on the task of shepherding a captured outlaw (played with cucumber-cool charisma by Glenn Ford) to the train that will deliver him to prison. This apparently simple mission turns into a nerve-racking cat-and-mouse game that tests each man's particular brand of honor. Based on a story by Elmore Leonard, 3:10 to Yuma is a thrilling, humane action movie, directed by the supremely talented studio filmmaker Delmer Daves with intense feeling and precision.

92 minutes
Black & White
Monaural
1:85:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2013
Director/Writers


Based on a story by Elmore Leonard.
Screenplay by Halsted Welles.
Delmer Daves was 53 when he directed 3:10 to Yuma.

Other Daves films in the Collection:

#656: Jubal (1956)

The Film


The Extras

The Booklet

Twenty-page booklet featuring an essay by critic Kent Jones.

Commentary

None.

Interviews

With author Leonard and actor Ford’s son and biographer, Peter Ford.

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