While surveying a telegraph line in 1861, Western Union engineer Edward Creighton (Dean Jagger) is severely injured in an accident. He is discovered by Vance Shaw (Randolph Scott), an outlaw on the run from a posse. Forced to travel on foot after his horse was hurt, Shaw at first considers stealing Creighton's horse, but changes his mind and takes the man with him, saving his life.
Sometime later, following his recovery, Creighton returns to Omaha, Nebraska and plans the construction of a telegraph line from Omaha to Salt Lake City, Utah. Facing considerable opposition to the line from Confederate soldiers, Indians, and outlaws, Creighton elicits the help of his sister Sue (Virginia Gilmore), foreman Pat Grogan (Minor Watson), and assistant Homer Kettle (Chill Wills).
Looking to put his outlaw past behind him, Shaw arrives at Creighton's Western Union office looking for honest work and is hired as a scout by Grogan who is unaware of his past. Creighton recognizes him among the men and allows him to stay despite his suspicions. Creighton also hires tenderfoot Richard Blake (Robert Young), a Harvard-educated engineer as a favor to Blake's father. Shaw and Blake are both attracted to Sue and vie for her attention, but their romantic rivalry is cut short when construction of the telegraph line starts on July 4, 1861.
After work commences on the line, one of the men is killed apparently by a mysterious band of cattle-rustling Indians. Unconvinced that Indians are to blame, Shaw rides out to investigate and follows the rustlers' trail to the camp of Jack Slade, a former friend and cohort, whose gang committed the killing disguised as Indians—the gang Shaw left following his last bank robbery. Slade reveals that they are working for the Confederacy to disrupt Western Union because they believe the telegraph service will help the Union. Shaw rides away and returns to the line. Not wanting to turn in his former friends, Shaw tells Creighton that a large band of Dakota Indians stole the cattle, and recommends that they simply replace the herd and not risk a fight with the Indians.
Sometime later, a confrontation takes place between men working on the forward line and a band of drunken Indians. When one of the Indians tries to steal some equipment, a nervous Blake shoots him, ignoring Shaw's order to remain calm. After word arrives that the main camp is under attack by other Indians, the Western Union men rush back to help with the defense. At the main camp, Slade's men, who are again disguised as Indians, steal the Western Union horses. The company discover the ruse when one of the wounded Indians turns out to be a white man. Forced to buy back their stolen horses from Slade, Creighton becomes suspicious of Shaw's involvement, especially when he admits to knowing the gang.
Soon the U.S. Army arrives and announces the Indians have now refused to allow the telegraph lines to go through their territory in response to Blake's shooting of the drunken Indian. Creighton, Shaw, and Blake ride out to convince Chief Spotted Horse to allow them to build the line through Indian territory, even though the man Blake wounded was Spotted Horse's son. Creighton is finally able to persuade the Indians to allow them passage, and work continues until the company approaches Salt Lake City.
Sometime later, Shaw receives word that Jack Slade wants to meet with him. On the way to see Slade, Shaw is captured and bound by Slade's men. Slade says his group is going to burn down the Western Union camp and they don't want Shaw to interfere. After Slade and his men ride off, Shaw escapes from his ropes but arrives back too late to prevent the fire. He helps rescue some of the Western Union men from the flames and burns his hands in the process.
After the fire, Creighton confronts Shaw for an explanation, but Shaw does not reveal what he knows and is fired by Creighton. As Shaw leaves the camp, he tells Blake that Slade is actually Shaw's brother and that he, Shaw, will find Slade's gang and stop them from interfering with the telegraph project. Shaw rides off and finds Slade and his men in a nearby town. At the barber shop, Shaw confronts his brother, whose gun is concealed under the barber's sheet. Slade shoots Shaw through the sheet. Shaw fights back in spite of his wound, killing some of the gang members, and then dies. Blake arrives and continues the fight with Slade who dies from his wounds. Soon after, the Western Union line is completed and the workers celebrate. When Sue laments the absence of Shaw, Creighton tells her that Shaw can hear them.
其实是精彩入胜的电影，特别是结尾，不足的是中间武打战斗太少，如果能多安排些惊心动魄的打斗或者战争场面，那本片将是经典。
2021年看的最好看的爱情片(今天的舞挨是在放映后 虽然电影里凄美诀别 但是看到台上的健和村花 仿佛是剑心和巴转生到了现代😢 巴党哭泣了😭 动作戏已经是殿堂入り所以no comment
完完全全是一部情感向的系列作品，动作场面和时代氛围都在为剑心和巴的爱情做陪衬，整部电影节奏舒缓，情节相对平淡，但是情感浓度和冲击力却是系列最强。
所以，他们三个人说的都是真的吧，只是一些细节上的主观不同。
21-317. 總覺得這樣的題材應該拍得更宏大，而不是局限在三角戀。中景用得比較多，看多了感覺有點視覺疲勞。人物演技也沒有特別的體現，總體來說一般吧。不過很高興又能看到本和馬特的合作。
这部电影，毫无疑问称得上是史诗。在中世纪的电影中独树一帜。
新现实主义拍法，时代立住了；经过前两章，会明白中世纪价值观的特点，无论是自律的还是自恋的，都是以自我荣誉和价值为先，拥有严格的等级观念；两男的矛盾虽说是误会，但其实是传统骑士领主思维和技术官僚新贵族的斗争，而女性变成了两种价值观的牺牲品。景别，从第一章的全景式景观为主、第二章进入伯爵的阴暗室内、第三章着眼于庄园本身，很符合三个人的人物性格视角。缺点在于多视角导致戏剧点混乱，除了制造悬念没有太多作用，人物弧光片面，属于这种论文式拍法的通病（“钛”也有这个问题）；而且，女主作为中世纪女性，至少应该为名誉恢复而高兴吧，就算女权觉醒，也该在乎自我的社会信任度啊
第三段女主视角时我一度以为男主母亲是故意制造了女主独自在家的条件。。。
蒙昧、宗教、令人厌烦的性、男人、血与禁锢；一个吃绝户的大老粗，一个风流成性的马屁精(四个不同的场景说他帅真的笑死我了）最恶心的还是司机的角色，幻想着她生活得水深火热，以爱之名行强迫之实傲慢又恶心，到死都不认为自己做错了，向上帝祷告也只是告解“通奸”，customary protest my ass，强迫一幕还和之前与大本两个炮友一起嫖的场面完全一致，no means fucking no！; the book of love是《爱经》么？餐桌一幕谈到女人和男人会爱两个时候的静默和大笑也很有意味
斯科特导演的女性视角的影片一直都很不错，《末路狂花》《异形》等等，这部也同理。中世纪罗生门式的决斗，简觉得妻子被rape有辱作为骑士的名声，站在维护妻子的立场不过是顺带的，从审判前的夜晚命令妻子上床做爱就能看出来，明明妻子才刚刚向他哭诉，简并没有把她当作独立个体，就是一件财产。勒格里的生活一直伴随着美女主动环绕，天生就认为他与谁发生性关系都是合理的，因此他觉得与玛格丽只是通奸，并不是违背她的意愿，即使玛格丽一直在说no...到了第三段关于玛格丽的真相，她的真相会不会和前两者有修饰或者夸大的地方呢，只知道事实是勒格里rape了玛格丽。她的命运竟然要这俩决斗生死来决定，也是蛮讽刺的。朱迪科默还挺好看的，但最后不得不吐槽，到底是怎么看出勒格里帅的？星战时我就觉得这个演员长得很奇怪，身材倒是挺好。
原作就只看了ova，所以直接看追忆篇。名场面都有还原，只不过多年后的我不再是一个乙女粉而成为了一个老公粉。巴和剑心一起生活那块我仿佛一下娶了两个老婆【？】打戏好牛逼啊，虽然剑心刀子但还是可以感受到一段段切人的阻滞感。人を殺すを使うのではなく、人を切るってところ実感した。以至于血飞得太多中段有点不舒服。从日本历史漫画里竟然感受到些许香港早期武侠的味儿……还有就是太帅了，新选组的人土方和冲田也好帅……冲田和剑心月光下的对战，搬家到草房后巴和剑心在门前的背影。
就算末了，你感到幸运吗？是的。可你感到欢愉吗？绝不。
这阵容，演技无需讨论；第一节前半部分太潦草，多视角叙事并不少见，但是这部重播的地方太多了点，尤其第二节跟第三节，大段毫无必要的重复，导致片长过长；勒格里长得实在太丑了，配不上那些赞美，不如跟大本换下角色；
好精彩！你永远可以相信雷导，拍得太从容了，对观众预期的掌控力好强。有趣的是，电影要是没有第三部分，将会是一部最教科书最传统的男性叙事视角下的英雄史诗：孤独深情又勇敢的英雄为爱与正义而战。然而第三趴直接打断前两位男性的意淫，同个故事里Marguerite的精神状态都完全不一样，女性困境只能由女性来represent。美中不足的是没能做到更彻底更全方位地解构、还是有点被历史题材限制住了，外加一些配角也确实够单薄。但马特呆萌和朱迪科默真的演得太好了，两位的戏感染力都好强…另外那谁，金发好帅🤤剧本也写的很好！
在片中十四世纪那个时代，因为生产力落后，女性的社会地位极低，女人只是工具，贵族妇女也不例外。
扒下衣服，带上铁圈，绑上火刑柱——这就是真相的代价。充满雷导的人文关怀，可惜失之直白
三星半。罗生门式的故事。所谓为女性尊严而战，不过是为了男性尊严而战。
简介里的“罗生门”并不准确，确切的说是用三个不同角色的视角展现了同样情节的故事，最终每个人坚定地站在自己的立场上，可悲又可笑。借古讽今丝毫不落俗套。比如吴签事件众生相本片皆有角色对照（如：女主“好姐妹”的背叛代表了多少愿为男神维护形象甚至献身的迷妹们），而最后的决斗，输赢又有什么重要
-“雷爷爷厌男” -“他是厌男还是厌人” 😂😂
三星半。罗生门式的故事。所谓为女性尊严而战，不过是为了男性尊严而战。
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