This is a western with no shooting and action whatsoever .
The poker game is central to the film. It is wonderful to observe the game and the players. Exciting. It is a game of bluff and deception. These are the same great things that the script very surprisingly also has in store for the viewer.
The acting is excellent. Jason Robards in particular has a wonderful role as an unqualified and arrogant rich man who plays the game with nerves of steel. Henry Fonda is prominently featured on the movie poster and plays an important role, but not the lead role. As far as I'm concerned, that one is reserved for the impressive Joanne Woodward.
The poker game is central to the film. It is wonderful to observe the game and the players. Exciting. It is a game of bluff and deception. These are the same great things that the script very surprisingly also has in store for the viewer.
The acting is excellent. Jason Robards in particular has a wonderful role as an unqualified and arrogant rich man who plays the game with nerves of steel. Henry Fonda is prominently featured on the movie poster and plays an important role, but not the lead role. As far as I'm concerned, that one is reserved for the impressive Joanne Woodward.