Buck and the Preacher

1972

Action / Adventure / Drama / Western

7
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 61% · 44 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 61% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 3061 3.1K

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Plot summary

A wagon master and a con-man preacher help freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West.

Director

Sidney Poitier Photo
Sidney Poitier

Top cast

Cameron Mitchell Photo
Cameron Mitchell as Deshay
Jerry Gatlin Photo
Jerry Gatlin as Deputy
Julie Robinson Photo
Julie Robinson as Sinsie
Nita Talbot Photo
Nita Talbot as Madam Esther
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948.46 MB
1280*692
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 43 min
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1.72 GB
1920*1038
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   cn   dk   de   gr   fi   il   in   nl   no   pt   sv   th   es   fr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 43 min
Seeds 13

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by elo-equipamentos 8 / 10

Poitier is great, but this time Belafonte stolen the picture!!

After civil war, the free black people headed to west in searching for a free land, Sidney Poitier was in charge to guide this settlers toward to western lands, however a bunch leading by the evil Deshay (Cameron Mitchel) pursued them, try out convincing by force to return to Louisiana, meanwhile appears the preacher (Belafonte) the best character in the movie, an easy going man who hidden behind in a mask of God's man, he is malicious, raunchy and cheater, quite often he speech set phases from the Bible, Buck realizes that the preacher isn't trustful, nevertheless has to live together in such circumstances, these opposing forces are the highlight of the picture, developing a perfect chemistry between two distinct characters, also it has an indelible black humor, a rare movie made at Blaxploitation era, shot at Durango on Mexico displaying a dry and beautiful landscape, enjoyable and highly underrated!!Resume:First watch: 1980 / How many: 5 / Source: TV-DVD / Rating: 8.5
Reviewed by GoatPoda 8 / 10

Poitier plays a wagonmaster who never gives up.

Poitier plays Buck, one of few blacks who are qualified to be wagonmasters. It is after the Civil War and he is helping escort former slaves into the west. This is not an easy task. They face nature, bounty hunters, racist settlers, robbers, and Indians. The movie is brutally honest with the hatred that these brave men and women faced, but the film has a strong sense of hope. They are not quitters, they raise money workers for sharecroppers along the way. Harry Belafonte has the most colorful role as The Preacher - a reformed thief who befriends Buck when given no one else to trust. The movie is bleak, yet hopeful, well-acted, and exciting. It deserves to be remembered with the best of westerns from that era. Much more historical importance than its predecessor, "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" with its sappy, happiness and handsome boy wonders. And Poitier rivals George Roy Hill as a director any day. Cool folksy-jazz score. Recommended to anyone who enjoys a fresh, historical angle with their westerns.
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