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Some of the Newman films I had never seen. All were worth seeing as an overview of the variety of his work. The Young Philadelphians is of course the best of those in this collection.
What more can be said about Paul Newman? Grit,grace,and style.....His contribution to American cinema can't go unnoticed. The collection here includes films that have been reletively forgotten. Yet,his 'persona' bravura' carry his portrayls to a different level.
Reviewed in the United States on 26 September 2008
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Directed by Arthur Penn, 1958, THE LEFT HANDED GUN, is the story of Billy the Kid, alias William Bonney, the kids real name Henry McCarty, as Paul Newman portrays the outlaw true to realistic, yet in the Newman way which makes Paul Newman an exceptional actor, at some points in the movie, you get the feeling Newman's a New York thug or reminiscent of his great role as Rocky Graciano in, "Somebody Up There Likes Me", adding the rebellious ingredient for the part of Bonney as a young desperado trying to grasp the meaning of life and death, while searching for the revenge of his mentor's murderers, at the same time running and hiding from the law. This film is partly truth and partly fiction and also making his directional debut, Arthur Penn, director of "Bonnie and Clyde", showcases a young Paul Newman on the top of his game and an adequate supporting cast, this is a Warner Bros. DVD, black and white, full screen or 16x9 anamorphic widescreen, at a cheap reasonable price, a forgotten western classic.