Day of the Outlaw. André De Toth, 1959.
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Edition screened: Eureka! Masters of Cinema Blu-ray #124, released 2015. English language. Runtime approximately 92 minutes.
Summary: Physical abuse and depicted killing of horses.
Details:
1) The final 22 minutes of the movie, from about 1:10 on, show horses in physical distress as they clamber through very deep snow on treacherous terrain.
2) One of these horses collapses with a broken leg and is shot, 1:13:20-1:13:57.
3) Another horse is shot as a means to stop the rider, 1:25:06-1:25:10.
This is one of the best western-themed films I ever have seen. Tense and horrifying human conflict.
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