The Outrage

"Was It an Act of Violence or an Act of Love?"

Oct 8 1964 Approved 1h 36m
Crime, Drama, Western

At a disused railway station, three men -- a con artist, a preacher, and a prospector -- discuss the recent trial and sentencing of the outlaw Juan Carrasco for the murder of a man and the rape of his wife. In their recounting, the three explore the conflicting testimonies of the parties involved in the crimes. Disconcerting new questions arise with each different version of the event.

Plot

Three disparate travelers, a disillusioned preacher, an unsuccessful prospector, and a larcenous, cynical con man, meet at a decrepit railroad station in the 1870s Southwest. The prospector and the preacher were witnesses at the singularly memorable rape and murder trial of the notorious Mexican outlaw Carasco. The bandit duped an aristocratic Southerner into believing he knew the location of a lost Aztec treasure. The greedy "gentleman" allows himself to be tied up while Carasco rapes his wife. These events lead to the stabbing of the husband and are related by the three eyewitnesses to the atrocity: the infamous bandit, the newlywed wife, and the dead man through an Indian shaman. Whose version of the events is true? Possibly there was a fourth witness, but can his version be trusted?

Written by

Michael Kanin, Akira Kurosawa, Ryûnosuke Akutagawa

Directed by

Martin Ritt

Cast

Paul Newman, Laurence Harvey, Claire Bloom

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Martin Ritt Productions

Languages

English

Awards

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Trailers
THE OUTRAGE [1964 TRAILER]
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