Hombre (1967) on Netflix
Raised by Apaches, John Russell comes to town and learns he has inherited a boarding house. He means to sell it, and the passengers sharing his stagecoach disdain him for his upbringing.
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Plot summary
A rider brings John Russell word that his boss wants him in town, where the stagecoach driver Mendez tells him the man who adopted him has died and left him a boarding house. Raised by Apaches on a reservation, John prefers life there and means to sell the house, as he tells Jessie, who runs it. Jessie asks the sheriff, Frank, to consider marrying her, and he refuses. A wealthy couple, Dr. Favor and his wife Audra, pay an exorbitant price to have the stage run, and Billy Lee Blake offers to drive. John, Jessie, Billy Lee's wife Doris, the Favors and a soldier wait for the stage, where Grimes demands John's ticket; a soldier speaks up for John, and Grimes threatens him until he hands it over.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Hombre (1967)
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- Hombre was the sixth and last film Martin Ritt directed Paul Newman in, after their earlier collaborations The Long, Hot Summer, Paris Blues, Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man, Hud and The Outrage.
