Monte Walsh (1970 film) - Alchetron, the free social encyclopedia

On October 7, 1970, the poignant Western classic, Monte Walsh, first hit theaters. Watch this amusing clip! The film, directed by William A. Fraker and starring legends Lee Marvin, Jack Palance, and Jeanne Moreau, is a beautiful, reflective look at the twilight of the cowboy era. Monte Walsh and his friend Chet Rollins live by the old creed: "nothing that can’t be done from a horse." But as barbed wire and railroads change the frontier, they confront the quiet dignity of outliving their own era—