Slaughter Trail vs Unforgiven
Unforgiven has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 3.8/10 for Slaughter Trail). Slaughter Trail is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 2h 10m. Slaughter Trail is the older of the two (1951 against 1992). Both are western movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Slaughter Trail
Unforgiven| Slaughter Trail | Unforgiven | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 3.8/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 1951 | 1992 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Western | Western |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Irving Allen | Clint Eastwood |
| Main cast | Brian Donlevy, Gig Young, Virginia Grey, Andy Devine, Robert Hutton | Frances Fisher, Saul Rubinek, Richard Harris, Gene Hackman, Clint Eastwood |
Synopsis
Slaughter Trail
Three outlaws rob the stage and then flee. When their horses give out they murder some Indians to get fresh ones. But this puts the Indians on the war path and they have to take refuge in an Army fort to avoid them. The Indians then arrive offering peace if the three men are turned over to them. The fort's commanding Officer wants peace but the rules say the men must be tried in a white man's court leaving the Indians no choice but to attack.
Unforgiven
William Munny is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. To help support his two motherless children, he accepts one last bounty-hunter mission to find the men who brutalized a prostitute. Joined by his former partner and a cocky greenhorn, he takes on a corrupt sheriff.
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