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The Hanging Tree

The Hanging Tree

1959Movie⏱️ 1h 47mApproved
Western
7.1
IMDB Rating
5,379 votes

Unusual western about a doctor with a dark past, whose life is complicated and ultimately redeemed by a young thief, and a pretty Swiss immigrant whom he nurses back to health.

Director
N/A
Writers
Wendell Mayes, Halsted Welles, Dorothy M. Johnson
Stars
Gary Cooper, Maria Schell, Karl Malden
Release Date
February 20, 1959
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 4
Nominations
💬 63
Reviews
📋 4.9K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper
as Dr. Joseph 'Doc' Frail
Maria Schell
Maria Schell
as Elizabeth Mahler
Karl Malden
Karl Malden
as Frenchy Plante
George C. Scott
George C. Scott
as George Grubb
Karl Swenson
Karl Swenson
as Tom Flaunce
Virginia Gregg
Virginia Gregg
as Edna Flaunce
John Dierkes
John Dierkes
as Society Red
King Donovan
King Donovan
as Wonder
Ben Piazza
Ben Piazza
as Rune
👤
Emile Avery
as Townsman

💰 Box Office

$8,992
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Filming Location
Nile, Washington, USA
Production
Baroda, Warner Bros.

🏷️ Keywords

1870sdoctormontanagold rushbonded servant

🎯 Categories

Psychological DramaWestern

⭐ Featured Review

A sadly overlooked classic western--one of the best!
by rufus-t- firefly2002-09-14

"This movie should be right up there with "High Noon", "The Searchers", "The Magnificent Seven", and other classic westerns. The cinematography and fantastic outdoor location alone make it a must see. Gary Cooper plays a gun-toting frontier doctor, with a mysterious past, Maria Schell, a determined immigrant, who becomes his patient. Karl Malden, a ruthless miner, who becomes her partner. The supporting cast is excellent, including a very slender young actor by the name of George C. Scott, whose performance is compelling. This is one of Cooper's last movi..."

💡 Did You Know?

The last western in which Gary Cooper starred.

📖 Synopsis

Unusual western about a doctor with a dark past, whose life is complicated and ultimately redeemed by a young thief, and a pretty Swiss immigrant whom he nurses back to health.