
The town constable, Bob Valdez, is forced to kill someone accused by Frank Tanner of being a murderer. Valdez asks Tanner for monetary help for the man's wife, but he is ridiculed and almost killed by Tanner's henchmen. Valdez recovers and summons up his days in the U.S. Cavalry in order to fight them. Valdez wounds one of the henchmen and sends him back to Tanner with the message, "Valdez is coming.... (Full plot summary below)
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The town constable, Bob Valdez, is forced to kill someone accused by Frank Tanner of being a murderer. Valdez asks Tanner for monetary help for the man's wife, but he is ridiculed and almost killed by Tanner's henchmen. Valdez recovers and summons up his days in the U.S. Cavalry in order to fight them. Valdez wounds one of the henchmen and sends him back to Tanner with the message, "Valdez is coming.
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| TIME MagazineStefan Kanfer[Valdez] Is Coming offers little besides its star. |
| User ReviewPhilip SMy favourite actor; such a simple story of a good man's integrity.. |
| User ReviewBill WGreat western...Burt Lancaster is great ! |
| User ReviewNate Clove it but no offense to Lancaster, he cant play mexican for shit |
| User ReviewAbel DOne of the great forgotten westerns with an ending that other films can only dream of getting away with. Perhaps,and arguably, the best Burt Lancaster film. |
| User ReviewEric LThis is a well done movie. It is a good western, with a one stands against many motif. |
| User Reviewgary twow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch...its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...i think that jon cypher, richard jordan, susan clark, burt lancaster, hector elizondo, frank silvera play good roles/parts throughout this movie...i think that the director of this action/adventure/drama/western movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie its a good western movie...i think that the fight scenes n the gun shoot outs were pretty kewl throughout this movie its a good movie 2 watch with a good cast throughout this movie |
| User ReviewMichael TBefore he started writing hip urban crime dramas, Elmore Leonard wrote western novels that were very gritty and often dealt with the theme of racism. Burt Lancaster is a somewhat unlikely Mexican-American deputy-constable who takes on John Cypher and his gang of pistoleros. Cypher is a racist (most of his hired guns are Mexicans whome he feels superior to) and he underestimates the easy-going Bob Valdez who was once in the U.S. Army and "hunted" Apaches until "he learned not to." Worth watching. |
| User ReviewMarcia CAdapted from the novel by Elmore Leonard. Burt Lancaster made three westerns all in a row, 'Valdez', 'Lawman', and the mighty 'Ulzana's Raid'. Here he plays a softly spoken (mexican) constable, who is set up to kill an innocent man. Lancaster shows his class and is almost perfect as the quiet man, on a mission for bloody revenge. |
| User ReviewPrivate UThis is a slow story, but it keeps you in your seat. Burt Lancaster does a superb job as the patient, slow, and highly intelligent Valdez. By the end of the movie, you'll honestly feel the tension in the air. |