Anthony Mann’s second collaboration with James Stewart begins as a relatively straightforward western through the lens of manifest destiny.

Bend of the River should draw no complaints from western fans and movie goers in general.

A stunner — shockingly violent (the brutality always catches us off-guard), morally ambiguous, beautifully paced.

Mann creates a beautiful spectacle, in which the landscape, colored in Technicolor, is as essential as the characters who submit to hope, betrayal and the greed typical of the Wild West. Full review in Spanish