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* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: Luis Chama, the leader of the peasant revolt, would rather let the innocent hostages being shot down one by one than surrender.
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* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: Luis Chama, the leader of the peasant revolt, would rather let the innocent hostages being be shot down one by one than surrender.
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* TokenGoodTeammate: Joe Kidd in Frank Harlan's posse. He is the only one shocked when Harlan orders to kill Chama's allies in cold-blood.
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* TokenGoodTeammate: Joe Kidd in Frank Harlan's posse. He is the only one shocked when Harlan orders to kill Chama's allies in cold-blood.cold blood.
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''Joe Kidd'' is a 1972 film directed by John Sturges and written by Creator/ElmoreLeonard, starring Creator/ClintEastwood and Creator/RobertDuvall.
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''Joe Kidd'' is a 1972 {{Western}} film directed by John Sturges Creator/JohnSturges and written by Creator/ElmoreLeonard, starring Creator/ClintEastwood and Creator/RobertDuvall.
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* ColdSniper: One of Harlan's gunfighters, Mingo, is an expert with a scoped rifle and guns down revolutionaries with cold detachment.
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* ThoseTwoGuys: Marshal Mitchell's two deputies are used for a little comic relief and usually, if not always, appear alongside each other.
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''Joe Kidd'' is a 1972 film directed by John Sturges, starring Creator/ClintEastwood and Creator/RobertDuvall.
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''Joe Kidd'' is a 1972 film directed by John Sturges, Sturges and written by Creator/ElmoreLeonard, starring Creator/ClintEastwood and Creator/RobertDuvall.
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* KillingInSelfDefense: Joe Kidd kills Naco in the saloon in self-defense: Naco was goind to shoot him down.
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* KillingInSelfDefense: Joe Kidd kills Naco in the saloon in self-defense: Naco was goind going to shoot him down.
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* YouAlwaysHearTheBullet: Averted: when Kidd and a band of Mexican revolutionaries come under fire at extreme range by a sniper using a scoped buffalo rifle the sequence is shown in proper order (muzzle smoke - bullet sound - gunshot) reflecting the relative speeds (light, bullet, sound) involved.
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* KillingInSelfDefense: Joe Kidd kills Naco in the saloon in self-defense: Naco was goind to shoot him down.
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Joe Kidd (Eastwood) is in prison for several minor offences. When he is brought to trial, a Mexican revolutionary, Luis Chama, bursts into the building with his gang and attacks the judge. Chama claims that the title deeds of his people are unjustly put into question by rich landowners. In the mêlée that follows, Kidd kills a member of Chama's gang, Naco. Chama leaves the city. Later, Frank Harlan (Duvall), a rich landowner comes to town and tries to convince Joe Kidd to track down Chama with his posse.
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Joe Kidd (Eastwood) is in prison for several minor offences. When he is brought to trial, a Mexican revolutionary, Luis Chama, bursts into the building with his gang and attacks the judge. Chama claims that the title deeds of his people are unjustly put into question by rich landowners. In the mêlée that follows, Kidd kills a member of Chama's gang, Naco. Chama leaves the city.town. Later, Frank Harlan (Duvall), a rich landowner comes to town and tries to convince Joe Kidd to track down Chama with his posse.
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* WeCanRuleTogether: Harlan tries to convince Joe Kidd to track down Chama with his posse. Initially, Joe Kidd refuses, but when he hears that Chama is after him because he killed Naco, he accepts Harlan's offer.
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* AntiHero: Joe Kidd is not a perfect hero. He gets involved in the events only because Chama wants to kill him because he killed Naco, a member of Chama's gang. First, he allies with Frank Harlan, who is a corrupt landowner and the main villain of the film. He is perfectly OK with the plan to kill Chama at first. It is only because Harlan's methods are too brutal that he finally confronts Harlan and his posse.
* BlackAndGrayMorality: The big bad, Frank Harlan, has no redeeming quality, but Luis Chama is quite ruthless too (see TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized). He also threatens to kill Joe Kidd because Kidd shot down Naco, a member of his gang, in self-defence. Joe Kidd is not a perfect hero either: he does not hesitate to ally with the big bad to track down Luis Chama.
* BlackAndGrayMorality: The big bad, Frank Harlan, has no redeeming quality, but Luis Chama is quite ruthless too (see TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized). He also threatens to kill Joe Kidd because Kidd shot down Naco, a member of his gang, in self-defence. Joe Kidd is not a perfect hero either: he does not hesitate to ally with the big bad to track down Luis Chama.
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* AntiHero: Joe Kidd is not a perfect hero. He gets involved in the events only because Chama wants to kill him because he killed Naco, a member of Chama's gang. him. First, he allies becomes allied with Frank Harlan, who is a corrupt landowner and the main villain of the film. He is perfectly OK with the plan to kill Chama at first. It is only because Harlan's methods are too brutal that he finally confronts Harlan and his posse.
* BlackAndGrayMorality: The big bad, Frank Harlan, has no redeeming quality, but Luis Chama is quite ruthless too (see TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized). He also threatens to kill Joe Kidd because Kidd shot down Naco, a member of his gang, in self-defence. Joe Kidd is not a perfect hero either: he does not hesitate toally become allied with the big bad to track down Luis Chama.
* BlackAndGrayMorality: The big bad, Frank Harlan, has no redeeming quality, but Luis Chama is quite ruthless too (see TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized). He also threatens to kill Joe Kidd because Kidd shot down Naco, a member of his gang, in self-defence. Joe Kidd is not a perfect hero either: he does not hesitate to
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* AntiHero: Joe Kidd is not a perfect hero. He gets involved in the events only because Chama wants to kill him because he killed Naco, a member of Chama's gang. First, he allies with Frank Harlan, who is a corrupt landowner and the main villain of the film. He is perfectly OK with the plan to kill Chama at first. It is only because Harlan's methods are too brutal that he finally confronts Harlan and his posse.
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* ProtagonistTitle: Joe Kidd is the protagonist.
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* BlackAndGrayMorality: The big bad, Frank Harlan, has no redeeming quality, but Luis Chama is quite ruthless too (see TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized). He also threatens to kill Joe Kidd because Kidd shot down Naco, a member of his gang, in self-defence. Joe Kidd is not a perfect hero either: he does not hesitate to ally with the big bad to track down Luis Chama.
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* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: Luis Chama, the leader of the peasant revolt, would rather let the innocent hostages being shot down one by one than surrender.
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* FelonyMisdemeanor: In the beginning, Joe Kidd is in jail for poaching and disturbing the peace. But it is the TheWildWest, and when Joe Kidd is brought to trial, even the judge is surprised that the sheriff puts people in jail for such minor offences.
* HostageSituation: Frank Harlan and his men take villagers hostage to force Chama to surrender. Frank Harlan theatens to shoot them down by groups of five people.
* HostageSituation: Frank Harlan and his men take villagers hostage to force Chama to surrender. Frank Harlan theatens to shoot them down by groups of five people.
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* RetiredGunfighter: Joe Kidd is a disaffected former bounty hunter.
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''Joe Kidd'' is a 1972 film directed by John Sturges, starring Creator/ClintEastwood and Creator/RobertDuvall.
Joe Kidd (Eastwood) is in prison for several minor offences. When he is brought to trial, a Mexican revolutionary, Luis Chama, bursts into the building with his gang and attacks the judge. Chama claims that the title deeds of his people are unjustly put into question by rich landowners. In the mêlée that follows, Kidd kills a member of Chama's gang, Naco. Chama leaves the city. Later, Frank Harlan (Duvall), a rich landowner comes to town and tries to convince Joe Kidd to track down Chama with his posse.
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!!''Joe Kidd'' provides examples of:
* ChairReveal: In the end, Frank Harlan enters the courthouse looking for Joe Kidd. Suddenly, the chair of the judge revolves. Joe Kidd is sitting in it and he shoots Harlan down.
* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: Frank Harlan and his men pretend to go on a hunting trip. Actually, they intend to track down Chama and to murder him.
* {{Posse}}:
** Just after the raid on the courthouse, the sheriff gathers a posse to track down Chama. It comes back empty-handed.
** Later, Frank Harlan gathers a posse to track down Chama. Joe Kidd finally accepts to be part of it.
* TheSheriff: Bob Mitchell is the sheriff of Sinola County. He is ineffectual when Chama attacks the courthouse. In the final gunfight between Joe Kidd and Harlan's men, he does not intervene.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Joe Kidd in Frank Harlan's posse. He is the only one shocked when Harlan orders to kill Chama's allies in cold-blood.
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Joe Kidd (Eastwood) is in prison for several minor offences. When he is brought to trial, a Mexican revolutionary, Luis Chama, bursts into the building with his gang and attacks the judge. Chama claims that the title deeds of his people are unjustly put into question by rich landowners. In the mêlée that follows, Kidd kills a member of Chama's gang, Naco. Chama leaves the city. Later, Frank Harlan (Duvall), a rich landowner comes to town and tries to convince Joe Kidd to track down Chama with his posse.
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!!''Joe Kidd'' provides examples of:
* ChairReveal: In the end, Frank Harlan enters the courthouse looking for Joe Kidd. Suddenly, the chair of the judge revolves. Joe Kidd is sitting in it and he shoots Harlan down.
* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: Frank Harlan and his men pretend to go on a hunting trip. Actually, they intend to track down Chama and to murder him.
* {{Posse}}:
** Just after the raid on the courthouse, the sheriff gathers a posse to track down Chama. It comes back empty-handed.
** Later, Frank Harlan gathers a posse to track down Chama. Joe Kidd finally accepts to be part of it.
* TheSheriff: Bob Mitchell is the sheriff of Sinola County. He is ineffectual when Chama attacks the courthouse. In the final gunfight between Joe Kidd and Harlan's men, he does not intervene.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Joe Kidd in Frank Harlan's posse. He is the only one shocked when Harlan orders to kill Chama's allies in cold-blood.
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