Crossfire Trail

"A hero is measured by the enemies he makes."

2001 1h 35m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 44

RomanceWesternActionTV Movie

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Rafe Covington is as good as his word, and he's determined to keep his promise to a dying man that he'll look after the man's widow and Wyoming ranch. But the widow doubts the integrity of drifter Covington. And an unscrupulous land grabber and his gunmen are sizing up the ranch the way a spider eyes a fly.

“A hero is measured by the enemies he makes.”

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Cast

Tom Selleck
Rafe Covington
Virginia Madsen
Anne Rodney
David O'Hara
Rock Mullaney
Christian Kane
J.T. Langston
Ken Pogue
Gene Thompson
Patrick Kilpatrick
Mike Taggart
William Sanderson
Dewey
Daniel Parker
Taggart Gang

Credits

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Director: Simon Wincer
Languages: Italian, English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, English.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Simon Wincer, shot by David Eggby. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Terry Blythe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Tom Selleck and Virginia Madsen and David O'Hara carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A hero is measured by the enemies he makes.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0218127 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Simon Wincer directs. David Eggby behind the camera. Terry Blythe cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Italian, English.

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125 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, English.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Simon Wincer, shot by David Eggby. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Terry Blythe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tom Selleck and Virginia Madsen and David O'Hara carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A hero is measured by the enemies he makes.".
8IMDB entry: tt0218127 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 44 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: David Eggby
Editing: Terry Blythe
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Crossfire Trail (2001)

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Wuchak2018-04-05
★ 7/10
Solid traditional Western with Tom Selleck, Virginia Madsen and Mark Harmon RELEASED TO TV IN 2001 and directed by Simon Wincer, "Crossfire Trail" is a Western starring Tom Selleck as a laconic Westerner named Rafe Covington who travels to Wyoming to honor his promise to a dying friend: Look after the man’s wife (Virginia Madsen) and ranch after he’s gone. The problem is, the charlatan mogul of the nearby town wants them too (Mark Harmon). While this was a TNT production, it’s on par with the average traditional Western/theatrical release, e.g. “The War Wagon” (1967) or “Open Range” (2003), and is more satisfying than most goofy spaghetti Westerns. Voluptuous Madsen is formidable in the female department while cutie Kyla (Anderson) Wise works well in the periphery as a barmaid. Moreover, likable Selleck towers in the role of the noble protagonist, who attracts an equally noble group of sidekicks (Wilford Brimley, Christian Kane and David O'Hara). The story surprisingly loses steam in the last act with a classic shootout-in-town between the heroes and villains. Don’t get me wrong, the fight is muscular and competently executed, it’s just a little lackluster somehow and gives away the flick’s TV origins. Nevertheless, this is a worthwhile modern Western with Harmon superlative as the swindling antagonist. THE MOVIE RUNS 1 hour 32 minutes and was shot at CL Ranch, Calgary, Alberta. WRITERS: Charles Robert Carner (script) and Louis L'Amour (book). GRADE: B

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