Garden of Evil
1954 · Movie · NR · 100 min · ★ 6.3 · 81% critics
Stranded in Mexico, three American drifters accept a desperate woman’s offer to help rescue her injured husband from a remote gold mine. The journey takes them through harsh landscapes and dangerous territory, turning a simple mission into a tense test of greed, trust, and survival.
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Details
- Years
- 1954
- Release date
- 1954-07-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (90 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like older Westerns with a rugged journey, uneasy alliances, and vivid landscapes, somewhere between True Grit and Major Dundee; Not for you if you want fast action or a warm, easygoing tone.
Pros: striking Mexican scenery; tense slow-burn journey; strong lead performances | Cons: slow start; weak dialogue; uneven character drama
Themes
- apache nation
- gold mine
Cast & crew
Gary Cooper
as Hooker
Susan Hayward
as Leah Fuller
Richard Widmark
as Fiske
Hugh Marlowe
as John Fuller
Cameron Mitchell
as Luke Daly
Rita Moreno
as Cantina Singer
Víctor Manuel Mendoza
as Vicente Madariaga
Antonio Bribiesca
as Bartender / Guitar Player at Puerto Miguel (uncredited)
Manuel Dondé
as Cantina Waiter (uncredited)
Arturo Soto Rangel
as Priest (uncredited)
Directed by Henry Hathaway