# The Return of Josey Wales (1986)

> A battle-scarred gunfighter heads into Mexico to rescue his imprisoned friend, confronting frontier violence and the burden of a legendary identity.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/129374

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Western
- Director: Michael Parks
- Cast: Michael Parks, Rafael Campos, Charles McCoy, Suzie Humphreys, John William Galt, Robert Magruder, Paco Vela, Everett Sifuentes
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0331327/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: gritty, rugged, tense, western movie night, action film night

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