Legends of the Fall

Name: Legends of the Fall
Genre: Drama, Romance, War, Western
Released: January 13, 1995
Duration: 133 min
Rating: 45
Cast: Aidan Quinn, Anthony Hopkins, Brad Pitt, Julia Ormond

1995

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LEGENDS OF THE FALL

Movie Details & Credits

TriStar Pictures | Release Date: January 13, 1995

Starring: Aidan Quinn, Anthony Hopkins, Brad Pitt, Julia Ormond

Summary: Based on the novella by Jim Harrison about the Ludlow brothers - two men (Brad Pitt, Aidan Quinn) in love with the same woman (Julia Ormond).

Director: Edward Zwick

Genre(s): Drama, Romance, War, Western

Rating: R

Runtime: 133 min

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89	#89 Best Movie of 1995
21	#21 Most Discussed Movie of 1995
21	#21 Most Shared Movie of 1995

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ReelViews - James Berardinelli

The latest offering from Edward Zwick, the director of "Glory," is the kind of movie that doesn't require much effort to surrender to and enjoy. Read full review

Rolling Stone - Peter Travers

What makes Legends such an entertaining male weepie is the star shine. Though the admirable Quinn has the toughest role, Pitt carries the picture. Read full review

Variety - Leonard Klady

While emotionally intense, it's neither hurried nor charged with false drama. It's also one of the most handsome of recent films, with sterling work by cameraman John Toll and production designer Lilly Kilvert. Read full review

The New York Times - Janet Maslin

These are performances that lost too much in the editing room, smothered by music and overshadowed by a picture-postcard vision of the American West. Read full review

USA Today - Mike Clark

Long, lumbering, pretentious and for some a possible laff riot. [23 Dec 1994]

Christian Science Monitor - David Sterritt

While the production is attractive in a calendar-photo sort of way, there's not a speck of genuine feeling in its glossy images. Read full review

Wall Street Journal - Amy Gamerman

Nobody fares well in this movie about sibling rivalry, doomed love and fringed suede. [05 Jan 1995]

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JayP

Oct 21, 2007

One of the best movies of all time!!!! must see the critics are idiots.

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JeannieC.

Dec 31, 2009

This is one of my all time favorite movies. The actors were incredible and should have received Oscars. I agree with the other review: "the critics are idiots". I don't know how they could give this picture a poor rating. I loved everything about it.

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RONGIU

Nov 19, 2010

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"Kill them all and make the scalp. These idiots have lice. "This phrase was shouted by Colonel Chigington the Indians before the attack, in November 1864. It was a real massacre, many Cheyenne, women, children and elderly, died in agony. I speak of theSorry, mechanical translation.

"Kill them all and make the scalp. These idiots have lice. "This phrase was shouted by Colonel Chigington the Indians before the attack, in November 1864. It was a real massacre, many Cheyenne, women, children and elderly, died in agony. I speak of the massacre at Sand Creek. We should not await the advent of Nazism or fascism to hear and see things like that. Unfortunately and too easily forget the man. Just as the mind gives birth to strange ideas sometimes, even the belly of a woman can give birth to these characters mostruositÃ .I that caught my attention are: the mother, "Christina Pickles", as Isabel Ludlow. First made them, the children and then forget them. Responds to the husband gently on charges of leaving him alone in the education of children with a ... "Dear William, as always, too much responsibility on you, our children are finding their way, they are stubborn, but, after all, who ... are we to criticize their stubbornness. " Mrs. Isabel has invented a new type of maternal education, distance learning, made of letters and written advice. The omelette is done! Tristan, it all has understood. "He refused even to name it" A son, dear lady Isabel, in seeking their own way can also go astray. I ask - where was she when it happened? "Anthony Hopkins" Colonel William Ludlow, after helplessly witnessing the massacre of the Indians, made his life choice, taking on, among other things, by itself, the difficult task of raising three boys by nature not easy . He knows the human soul, "always deceived in her hopes, and always deceiving ... (Leopardi), tries to make that clear to his son Alfred, candidate for U.S. Congress and who became live with a group of supporters, asking for his blessing "And these gentlemen what they hope to obtain in exchange .- What did you say Colonel? - "I speak your language sir. What would you change in the election of my child? "You asked this question Alfred? The Congress is the Government-sir. "I worked for the Government too. At that time the Indians were concerned, I assure you gentlemen that there is nothing more terrible encounter between a boy and a bullet, entire villages razed, families massacred in their sleep. It 's so that the Government resolved that issue in particular and nothing that has done since has convinced me that has acquired wisdom, common sense or umanitÃ .Brad Pitt, "Tristan L. Grande and chameleon in all sequences, is In this film, with its manifestations in nature. Can be as violent as a volcano in eruption and gentle as a zephyr, harbinger of spring. His attitudes are never false or treacherous, and he loves when he does, he gives himself without pretense. I would like to make two small combinations, "The sages say that when a man and an animal mix their blood become one" this scene reminded me so much in "Avatar" the empathy that has been created between the flier and Jake Sully by way of biochemical. The second refers to a shot from the top of the ship on which Tristan. Here, there appeared to me immediately to mind Gary Sinise, Lt. Dan Tylor - in Forrest Gump. Julia Ormond is Susannah Finncannon I loved it. His pain is too strong and I do not want to talk about.

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RandallS

Feb 3, 2009

The battle scenes were awesome. The rest was mediocre.

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FilipeNeto

Jun 28, 2018

This film tells the story of the lives of Colonel Ludlow and his three children (Alfred, Samuel and Tristan) in the prairies. Marked by passions and conflicts, their lives are intertwined with one women for whom the three brothers fall in love (although they don't engage her at the sameThis film tells the story of the lives of Colonel Ludlow and his three children (Alfred, Samuel and Tristan) in the prairies. Marked by passions and conflicts, their lives are intertwined with one women for whom the three brothers fall in love (although they don't engage her at the same time, obviously). The film was thought of as a romantic drama of epic proportions and the script, in fact, exaggerates in sentimental appeals in addition to being overly ambitious. The use of big landscape plans, despite being a very attractive cinematography feature and giving the film a more accentuated elegance and beauty, further reinforces this addictive and almost senseless sentimentality, that permeates the entire film, not to mention the soundtrack. The soundtrack is beautiful, but it was used as a permanent romantic leitmotiv and it ends up wearing it and wearing down the public as well. Edward Zwick may now be famous but, when he directed this film, he had no experience with filmmaking, having limited himself to making some mild comedy movies for TV market. This inexperience and willingness to show off in the cinema are probably the origin of such a great film, so epic, so dramatic and so unbearably mushy. I must even mention the quality work developed by Anthony Hopkins (a veteran who shines in the role of the old colonel, as expected) and Brad Pitt, who performs regularly in the role of Tristan, the rebellious son, even if the latter actor cannot survive the wave of sentimentality and have his character transformed into a out-of-time romantic hero, eternally in conflict with the world around him. Either way, it's a watchable movie, especially for couples on Valentine's Day or on similar moments.… Expand

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SEROJ

Jun 22, 2018

People who say that this s one of the best movies of all time should seriously get their brains checked. Its not often when i agree with the critics, but i can't deny that this movie was decent and selfish.

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DavidS

Aug 8, 2009

This movie does one amazing thing: it sets a new record for cheesy cliches maybe 20 minutes from the end, then doubles the record again. Impressive!

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