Breakheart Pass (film)
1975
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Chato's Land. NEW. Half-Apache Pardon Chato (Charles Bronson) finds himself in a bar fight with a bigoted sheriff and kills the man to save his own life. The locals won't accept this defense...
- (1.8K)
- Matt Brunson
- PG
- Michael Winner
The best part about Chato's Land is the land: the stark, unforgiving country that Chato uses to his advantage. Winner makes good use of long, wide angle shots to emphasize the harsh, bleak landscape; but, his studied close-ups of the characters are often almost works of art.
Chato's Land Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Matt Brunson Film Frenzy. A brutal Western whose revenge angle almost makes the one in The Revenant seem as...
A more recent Film4 review was more positive, observing that Chato's Land "...though no masterpiece, is an effective and frequently disturbing piece of filmmaking. A tough, cynical Western with well-paced direction and a fine performance from Charles Bronson and the cast of vagabonds out to get him.
Chato's Land: Directed by Michael Winner. With Charles Bronson, Jack Palance, James Whitmore, Simon Oakland. In 1870s New Mexico, a half-breed kills a bigoted sheriff in self-defense but the posse that eventually hunts him finds itself in dangerous territory.
- (6.4K)
- Drama, Western
- Michael Winner
- 1972-06
Nov 15, 2021 · Underrated, Chato's Land is an excellent Western drama, and a DVD Talk Collector's Series title. Stuart Galbraith IV is the Kyoto-based film historian largely absent from reviewing these days while he restores a 200-year-old Japanese farmhouse.
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Nov 29, 2021 · A half-Apache homesteader named Chato (Charles Bronson) wanders into a saloon after venturing into town to purchase supplies. Literally seconds go by before racial slurs are hurled his way. When he speaks up for himself, the racist sheriff draws his gun to shoot Chato down—but Chato’s a fast draw, and kills the sheriff in self-defense.
