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Tom Horn (1980) is a somber, gritty portrait of a man who outlived his era, a cinematic testament to the end of the frontier.

He had come to the Iron Mountain region at the behest of the powerful Cattlemen's Association, hired to stop the rustling that was bleeding them dry. They wanted the rustlers gone, by any means necessary, but they didn't want to know the details. Tom understood the code; he was a scalpel, designed to cut out the infection, not to be loved for it. Tom_Horn_cb01_gold_HD_1980

His methods were swift and brutal. A few well-placed shots, the silence of the high country, and suddenly, the thefts stopped. But in this new, civilized West, men like Tom Horn were liabilities. The ranchers, once eager for his services, began to look at him with fear and contempt, seeing not a protector, but a dangerous relic. Tom Horn (1980) is a somber, gritty portrait