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Originally Posted by ArgentoFan1987  Recent purchases. I'd love to hear feedback as usual.
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The Sons of Katie Elder is one of the finest American westerns. Apart from Wayne it has a great support cast - Dean Martin, Dennis Hopper, Strother Martin and George Kennedy.
Wayne was recovering from his first bout of cancer when he made the film and filming was beset by problems due to his health. Watching the film however you would never know.
The film has a typically energetic score by Elmer Bernstein and some beautiful location photography.
This was Dean Martin's second film with John Wayne. If you enjoy it then you must pick up
Rio Bravo (his first) which is an all time classic and influenced so many films in later years, most notably John Carpenter's
Assault on Precinct 13.