Appaloosa (film)
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| Directed by | Ed Harris |
| Produced by | Ed Harris Robert Knott Ginger Sledge |
| Screenplay by | Robert Knott Ed Harris |
| Based on |
Appaloosa by Robert B. Parker |
| Starring |
Viggo Mortensen Ed Harris Renée Zellweger Jeremy Irons Timothy Spall Lance Henriksen |
| Music by | Jeff Beal |
| Cinematography | Dean Semler |
| Edited by | Kathryn Himoff |
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Axion Films
Groundswell Productions |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
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Running time
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115 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million |
| Box office | $27,665,851 |
Appaloosa is an American western based on the 2005 novel, Appaloosa, by crime writer Robert B. Parker. Directed by Ed Harris and co-written by Harris and Robert Knott, Appaloosa stars Harris alongside Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger and Jeremy Irons. The film premiered in the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in selected cities on September 19, 2008, then expanded into wide-release on October 3, 2008.
The movie shares some narrative similarities with the 1959 Western Warlock, directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn and Richard Widmark. There is also a 1966 Western named The Appaloosa which stars Marlon Brando, but the two films are unrelated.
In 1882, the small town of Appaloosa, New Mexico, is being terrorized by local rancher Randall Bragg (Jeremy Irons), who killed the town's marshal, Jack Bell, and two deputies when they came to Bragg's ranch to arrest two men. The town hires lawman and peacekeeper Virgil Cole (Ed Harris) and his deputy Everett Hitch (Viggo Mortensen) to protect and regain control of the town. The pair agree on one condition: that the town follow Cole's law and essentially cede control to him. The lawmen begin by confronting four of Bragg's men who are causing a disturbance in the saloon. Three men refuse to allow themselves to be arrested, forcing Cole and Hitch to kill them. The fourth man surrenders and leaves the saloon. Bragg has a meeting with Cole and Hitch, initiating a standoff.
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