As other reviewers have pointed out, THE REVENGERS brings to mind the events in a number of other movies that had recently come out, notably Sam Peckinpah's THE WILD BUNCH (in which Holden and Borgnine had already collaborated), Robert Aldrich's THE DIRTY DOZEN, John Sturges' THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, Richard Brooks' THE PROFESSIONALS.
Sadly, THE REVENGERS falls somewhat beneath the quality of those four films, though Holden posts yet another honest, unflinching performance as a man whose family has been wiped out by Indians led by a white man called Tarp, played by Vanders with a lens over his left eye, and nothing more memorably evil than that.
Good acting from Hanin as the Frenchman who loves women and climbs prison walls, Susan Hayward (toward whom Holden seems to head at the end), and a rather flamboyant Borgnine, rolling eyes et al, who likes to frisk dead man's clothes and keep their valuables.
THE REVENGERS suffers from overlength. After an attention-grabbing first half, at about 88' Director Daniel Mann had the opportunity to wrap up with the same ending, which would have made it considerably tighter and far improved the product. Alas, that did not happen, and the final 20+ minutes are a waste. The Indian attack with all the dynamite exploding goes on much longer than necessary.
Competent photography. 7/10.
Sadly, THE REVENGERS falls somewhat beneath the quality of those four films, though Holden posts yet another honest, unflinching performance as a man whose family has been wiped out by Indians led by a white man called Tarp, played by Vanders with a lens over his left eye, and nothing more memorably evil than that.
Good acting from Hanin as the Frenchman who loves women and climbs prison walls, Susan Hayward (toward whom Holden seems to head at the end), and a rather flamboyant Borgnine, rolling eyes et al, who likes to frisk dead man's clothes and keep their valuables.
THE REVENGERS suffers from overlength. After an attention-grabbing first half, at about 88' Director Daniel Mann had the opportunity to wrap up with the same ending, which would have made it considerably tighter and far improved the product. Alas, that did not happen, and the final 20+ minutes are a waste. The Indian attack with all the dynamite exploding goes on much longer than necessary.
Competent photography. 7/10.