# The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

> A battle-scarred Missouri farmer becomes a hunted gunslinger and unlikely protector on the unsettled post-Civil War frontier.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5803

## Facts

- Runtime: 135 min
- Genres: Western
- Director: Clint Eastwood
- Cast: Clint Eastwood, Chief Dan George, Sondra Locke, Bill McKinney, John Vernon, Paula Trueman, Sam Bottoms, Geraldine Keams
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075029/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: gritty, melancholic, sardonic, classic western night, clint eastwood marathon

## Synopsis

A lone man seeks redemption in a land scarred by war and betrayal.

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