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The Meanest Men in the West
UNITED STATES · 1978

The Meanest Men in the West

Samuel Fuller
sibling rivalry outlaws on the run kidnapping revenge western gunfight
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Synopsis

Bronson and Marvin star as murderous half-brothers who are running from the law as well as each other. A climatic confrontation proves to each of them just how mean the other can be. "The Meanest Men in the West" is actually an amalgam of two episodes of the hit 1960's TV series, "The Virginian." In one installment, a wealthy man's daughter is kidnapped by a nasty gunslinger. But the crime is only

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