Intrigue ,action packed, tension and outstanding acting by large cast. Years later his imprisonment as P.O.W, Major Charles Rane (William Devane) is released from tough jail at Vietnam. He returns home to a small town in Texas, and for his endurance and courage he is gifted with two thousand dollars , a dollar for every day served in prison. Meanwhile he aware his wife has been unfaithful with her lover . The outsider ex-POW reluctantly gets involved in assault by a gang of heinous murderous who torture him and threaten to murder his family that reveal the whereabout the money. After some hospitalization Charles Rane seeks revenge and battles corrupts killers. Then, he visits his partner (Tommy Lee Jones)to chase responsible for his wife and son's death. Rane is also helped by a beautiful waiter (Linda Haynes), cold-bloodedly Charles is thirsting for vengeance against vicious killers.
This is a tough , action filled, suspenseful, and violent thriller realistically narrated. It's a tense and engagingly movie , ignored in 1977, but now regarded as a top film of the decade of the 70s. Explosive finale in Sam Peckimpah style is violently carried out with bloody slow-moving images. Solid main cast, as William Devane and Tommy Lee Jones; furthermore veteran supporting cast helps with several known secondaries, such as Luke Askew,Dabney Coleman, James Best, among others . This well directed motion picture is based upon a plot by prestigious screenwriter Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver). Atmospheric cinematography though is necessary a restoring and stirring musical score . Director John Flynn who gave magnificent performances to Rod Steiger (The sergeant), Jan-Michael Vincent(Defiance) , James Woods (Bestseller), and even Silvester Stallone (Lock-up) and Steven Seagal (Out of justice); here gave immense credibility to William Devane . Rating : Good, the result is a strong outing of action thriller genre.
This is a tough , action filled, suspenseful, and violent thriller realistically narrated. It's a tense and engagingly movie , ignored in 1977, but now regarded as a top film of the decade of the 70s. Explosive finale in Sam Peckimpah style is violently carried out with bloody slow-moving images. Solid main cast, as William Devane and Tommy Lee Jones; furthermore veteran supporting cast helps with several known secondaries, such as Luke Askew,Dabney Coleman, James Best, among others . This well directed motion picture is based upon a plot by prestigious screenwriter Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver). Atmospheric cinematography though is necessary a restoring and stirring musical score . Director John Flynn who gave magnificent performances to Rod Steiger (The sergeant), Jan-Michael Vincent(Defiance) , James Woods (Bestseller), and even Silvester Stallone (Lock-up) and Steven Seagal (Out of justice); here gave immense credibility to William Devane . Rating : Good, the result is a strong outing of action thriller genre.