The Outrage

1964 96 min ★ 5.8 Drama, Crime, Western

At a disused railway station, three men -- a con artist, a preacher, and a prospector -- discuss the recent trial and sentencing of the outlaw Juan Carrasco for the murder of a man and the rape of his wife. In their recounting, the three explore the conflicting testimonies of the parties involved in the crimes. Disconcerting new questions arise with each different version of the event.

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Cast

Paul Newman

Juan Carrasco

Laurence Harvey

Husband

Claire Bloom

Wife

Edward G. Robinson

Con Man

William Shatner

Preacher

Howard Da Silva

Prospector

Albert Salmi

Sheriff

Thomas Chalmers

Judge

Paul Fix

Indian

Jeffrey Darwin Bowman

Baby

Details

Director

Martin Ritt

Screenplay

Michael Kanin

Tagline

"Was It an Act of Violence or an Act of Love?"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Martin Ritt Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Reviews

J

John Chard

January 20, 2019

★ 6/10

Enigmatic remake making waves in some cinephiles quarters. Directed by Martin Ritt, The Outrage is a remake of the 1950 Akira Kurosawa film Rashomon, that in turn is based on stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, but Ritt has reformulated it in a Western setting. It stars Edward G. Robinson, Paul Newman, Laurence Harvey, Claire Bloom, Howard Da Silva & William Shatner. The story remains the same as...