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The Meanest Men in the West

The Meanest Men in the West

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 4, 1978

Runtime

1h 31m

Genres

Western, TV Movie

User Score

41%

Original Title

The Meanest Men in the West

Production Companies

Universal Television, Revue Studios

Director

Samuel Fuller

Description

Bronson and Marvin star as murderous half-brothers who are running from the law as well as each other. A climatic confrontation proves to each of them just how mean the other can be. "The Meanest Men in the West" is actually an amalgam of two episodes of the hit 1960's TV series, "The Virginian." In one installment, a wealthy man's daughter is kidnapped by a nasty gunslinger. But the crime is only just a means for the ruffian to draw the tough title character into a blood- thirsty revenge scheme. In the second, a drifter burglarizes the Shiloh ranch. Then an unhinged girl relies on the man to aid in her flight from home.