The Train Robbers

1973 "The gold or the grave. The young widow could lead them to either."
6.4| 1h32m| PG| en| More Info
Released: 07 February 1973 Released
Producted By: Batjac Productions
Country: United States of America
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A gunhand named Lane is hired by a widow, Mrs. Lowe, to find gold stolen by her husband so that she may return it and start fresh.

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Action, Western

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Director

Burt Kennedy

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Batjac Productions

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The Train Robbers Audience Reviews

WasAnnon Slow pace in the most part of the movie.
FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.
Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
prionx87 The shot composition in this film is excellent. The key frames from every scene could easily fill an art museum. This film is worth watching for that alone. Watch this film with the sound off. Wayne and Margaret, the lead actors, do a fine job. Rod Taylor as a cowboy? Sorry, but no. The secondary supporting actors are miscast as well. They would be better suited for urban settings. Ricardo Montalban is underused.
Michael Radny Whilst the Western genre for movies has died out since the sixties, most, if not all, John Wayne films are good and enjoyable today. However, with that said, this film (to the seasoned Western viewer) feels like nothing new and exciting. And again, with that said, it is not a bad film by any means. John Wayne puts up, yet again, a stellar performance with the backdrop being a decent adventure film with enough action to entice you for its duration. Whilst nothing brilliant, The Train Robbers is just an easy film to watch and make time fly. If you are not a Western fan, then give this one a miss because it will not promote you to watch another one, but for the more fans of the genre, this will not be so hit and miss for you.
SanteeFats This is another pretty good John Wayne movie. He leads a small team of adventurers in to Mexico to try and recover what is supposedly gold from a robbery. The widow is played by Ann- Margret and she is the eye candy for this movie and not a bad one at that. She says she wants to return the gold to clear her husbands name. The group goes looking for the gold. They end up finding it but a lot of bandidos show up to try and rob them. There is a lot of killing and explosions and they get the gold home. Here Ann-Margret takes the gold and as she is leaving on the train the guys learn she is just a hooker and is stealing the loot. Ben Johnson and Rod Taylor play two of the side kicks and are very good in their supporting roles. Bobby Vee is the youngster just starting out on the trail of the enforcer and does okay.
Theo Robertson I missed the first five minutes of this movie and thought I was watching a B movie western from the 1960s starring the Duke . It wasn't until I came onto this site to type my comments that this production was released in 1973 . Think about it . John Wayne had received an Oscar three years previously and Ben Johnson had received a Best Supporting actor Oscar for THE LAST PICTURE SHOW and yet here they were appearing in a Western that screamed B movie that American studios churned out in the 1950s and 60s . Everything is framed and shot like you'd expect from a Hollywood movie from that era It should also be remembered that with the release of BONNIE AND CLYDE in 1967 the whole Hollywood structure and ethos was changing . Films were geared to a younger audience with dubious morality and one can't help wondering who is the market for this type of film that still epoused White Anglo Saxon protestant ideals