

Three Violent People
1956-12-01 · 100 min · ★ 6.0
A rancher, his shady bride and his one-armed brother fight amid carpetbaggers in Texas.
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- Directors
- Rudolph Maté
- Production companies
- Paramount Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Charlton HestonColt Saunders
Anne BaxterLorna Hunter Saunders
Gilbert RolandInnocencio Ortega
Tom TryonBeauregard 'Cinch' Saunders
Forrest TuckerDeputy Commissioner Cable
Bruce BennettCommissioner Harrison
Elaine StritchRuby LaSalle
Barton MacLaneYates
Peter HansenLieutenant Marr
John HarmonMr. Massey
Ross BagdasarianAsuncion Ortega
Robert BlakeRafael Ortega
Jamie FarrPedro Ortega
Raymond GreenleafCarleton
Argentina BrunettiMaria
Kenneth MacDonaldCroupier
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