The Outrage
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Martin Ritt |
| Produced by | A. Ronald Lubin |
| Written by | Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (original short story Yabunonaka and Rashomon) Akira Kurosawa (Rashomon screenplay) Shinobu Hashimoto (Rashomon screenplay) Fay Kanin (Rashomon play) Michael Kanin (Rashomon play) Michael Kanin (screenplay) |
| Starring | Paul Newman Laurence Harvey Claire Bloom Edward G. Robinson William Shatner Howard Da Silva |
| Cinematography | James Wong Howe |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | October 8, 1964 |
| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Outrage (1964) is a remake of the 1950 Japanese film Rashomon, reformulated as a Western. Like the original Akira Kurosawa film, four people give contradictory accounts of a rape and murder. Kurosawa is credited with the screenplay. It was directed by Martin Ritt and is based on stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa.
The Outrage stars Edward G. Robinson, Paul Newman, Laurence Harvey, Claire Bloom and William Shatner.
[edit] Plot
A con man, a preacher and a prospector meet in the late 1800s and recall the story of a recent scandalous murder. A Southern gentleman, Colonel Wakefield, died and the notorious bandit Juan Carrasco was tried, convicted and condemned.
Everyone's account on the witness stand differed dramatically. Carrasco claimed that the husband was tied up with ropes while the wife was assaulted, after which he killed the colonel in a duel. The wife contends that she was the one who killed her husband because he accused her of leading on Carrasco and causing the rape.
A third witness, an old Indian, testifies that neither account is true. He insists that the colonel used a jeweled dagger to commit suicide after the incident.
It turns out that there was a fourth witness, one with a completely new view of what actually took place, the prospector.
[edit] Cast
- Paul Newman as Juan Carrasco
- Laurence Harvey as Colonel Wakefield
- Claire Bloom as Nina Wakefield
- Edward G. Robinson as Con Man
- William Shatner as Preacher
- Howard Da Silva as Prospector
- Albert Salmi as Sheriff
- Thomas Chalmers as Judge
- Paul Fix as Indian
[edit] External links
- The Outrage at the Internet Movie Database
- The Outrage at AllRovi
- The Outrage at the TCM Movie Database
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