Nevada Smith
Western
Paramount Pictures  (1966) 128 mins PG-13

6.9 (1,666 votes)
A naive half-Indian, half-white man evolves into a hardened killer as he tracks down his parents' murderers....

Play

Cast and Crew
Steve McQueen  ......  Nevada Smith / Max Sand / Fitch
Karl Malden  ......  Tom Fitch
Brian Keith  ......  Jonas Cord
Arthur Kennedy  ......  Bill Bowdre
Suzanne Pleshette  ......  Pilar
Raf Vallone  ......  Father Zaccardi
Director  .....  Henry Hathaway
Producer  .....  Henry Hathaway; Joseph E. Levine
Writer  .....  Harold Robbins; John Michael Hayes
Notes
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: The camera's shadow can be seen as it pans across several head of cattle being driven in the scene immediately following the parting of ways between Max and Jonas. (more)

Trivia:
The character Nevada Smith was supposed to be sixteen. He is played by 35-year-old Steve McQueen. (more)

Filming Locations:
Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA (more)

Quotes:
Jonas Cord: [Cord shoots a bottle out of the air] Now you get so you can do that with either hand, when you're half-drunk, or half-awake, or inside of a dark room, off the back of a running horse, you might stand a chance. A small chance.
Nevada Smith: Would you teach me?
Jonas Cord: I sell guns, I don't teach killing.
Nevada Smith: Then I'll learn myself.
Jonas Cord: You won't live that long.
Nevada Smith: Well thank you for the food and advice, Mr. Cord. I guess I'll be on my way.
Jonas Cord: Where to? How? What with? Even if I did teach you something, that's only half of it. When you're looking for them three men, you gotta live, don't you? You gotta eat. You need clothes, food, horses, saddles, guns, ammunition, money. How you gonna get that? Tracking beaver on Sundays? I'll tell you how you'll get it. You'll wind up stealing, and killing, and turn yourself into the same kind of animal you're trying to track down. Can't you see that?
[...]
(more)

Awards:
1 nomination (more)