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Unforgiven
Sign in to saveUnforgiven is a 1992 American revisionist Western film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood from a screenplay by David Webb Peoples. It stars Eastwood as William Munny, an aging outlaw and killer who takes on one more job years after he turned to farming. The film co-stars Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and Richard Harris.
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Unforgiven is a 1992 American Western drama film directed and produced by Clint Eastwood. The screenplay was written by David Peoples, with Jack N. Green serving as director of photography and Lennie Niehaus as composer. The cast includes Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris, and Saul Rubinek. The narrative is set in Kansas, though filming took place in Alberta. The film was produced by Malpaso Productions and Warner Bros. Entertainment, with David Valdes as executive producer and Joel Cox as film editor.
The movie has a runtime of 130 minutes and was released on August 7, 1992. It is distributed by Netflix and has a budget of $14,400,000, generating $159,157,447 in revenue. On IMDb, it holds a rating of 8.2 based on 468,554 votes, while TMDb lists a vote average of 7.909 from 4,936 users. The film is categorized as a drama, Western, and crime film.
Unforgiven received the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor, along with the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director. It was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama and the Academy Award for Best Actor. The film is recognized in the Academy Award Best Picture collection and is referenced by 659 other encyclopedia articles.
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7.9William Munny is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. To help support his two motherless children, he accepts one last bounty-hunter mission to find the men who brutalized a prostitute. Joined by his former partner and a cocky greenhorn, he takes on a corrupt sheriff.
Cast
- Clint Eastwood as William Munny
- Gene Hackman as 'Little' Bill Daggett
- Morgan Freeman as Ned Logan
- Jaimz Woolvett as The Schofield Kid
- Richard Harris as English Bob
- Saul Rubinek as W.W. Beauchamp
Themes
- prostitute
- sheriff
- right and justice
- regret
- wyoming, usa
- kansas, usa
- revenge
- mutilation
- one last job
- reputation
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Key facts
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- Unforgiven
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- Theatrical release poster by Bill Gold
- Film.director
- Clint Eastwood
- Film.producer
- Clint Eastwood
- Film.writer
- David Webb Peoples
- Film.music
- Clint EastwoodLennie Niehaus
- Film.cinematography
- Jack N. Green
- Film.editing
- Joel Cox
- Film.studio
- Malpaso Productions
- Film.distributor
- Warner Bros.
- Film.runtime
- 131 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $14.4 million
- Film.gross
- $159.2 million
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Development
- Casting
- Filming
- Themes
- Literary allusions
- Reception
- Box office
- Critical response
- Accolades
- Legacy
- Home media
- Remake
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Unforgiven is a 1992 American revisionist Western film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood from a screenplay by David Webb Peoples. It stars Eastwood as William Munny, an aging outlaw and killer who takes on one more job years after he turned to farming. The film co-stars Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and Richard Harris.
Unforgiven premiered at the Mann Bruin Theater on August 3, 1992, before being released by Warner Bros. on August 7, 1992. It grossed over $159 million on a budget of $14.4 million and received widespread critical acclaim, with praise for the acting (particularly from Eastwood and Hackman), directing, editing, themes, and cinematography. The film won four Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director for Eastwood, Best Supporting Actor for Hackman, and Best Film Editing for Joel Cox. Eastwood was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance, but lost to Al Pacino for Scent of a Woman. The film was the third Western to win Best Picture, following Cimarron (1931) and Dances With Wolves (1990). Eastwood dedicated the film (at the end of the credits) to directors and mentors Sergio Leone and Don Siegel; "Dedicated to Sergio and Don".
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