3:10 to Yuma
Short description
In the Arizona Territory of the late 1800s, the outlaw Ben Wade and his gang have been robbing Southern Railroad trains for years. When Wade is finally caught, Dan Evans, a Civil War veteran barely holding on to his drought-stricken ranch, takes on the job of escorting him to the town of Contention, where the 3:10 train to Yuma will carry the prisoner to trial. The pay would save his farm, but Wade's men are riding after the group, and the journey turns into a test of nerve between the two men.
James Mangold directed this western, the seventh of thirteen features in his filmography, following Walk the Line and preceding Knight and Day. Michael Brandt, Derek Haas and Halsted Welles wrote the screenplay, and Cathy Konrad produced. Russell Crowe plays Wade, Christian Bale plays Evans, and Ben Foster, Peter Fonda, Gretchen Mol and Dallas Roberts appear among the large credited cast.
Released in September 2007, the film cost about 55 million dollars and took in roughly 70 million worldwide. Audiences rate it 7.6 out of 10 on IMDb across some 350,000 votes and 7.2 out of 10 on TMDB; critics were slightly more favourable, at 7.8 out of 10 from 225 reviews.
What's left behind the scenes
- Tom Cruise was originally supposed to play Ben Wade. However, after he dropped out of the project, Russell Crowe's agreement to take on the role saved the project from being shut down.
- When Tom Cruise was still slated to play Ben Wade, Eric Bana was being considered for the role of Dan Evans.
- Initially, director James Mangold wanted to cast Chris Christopheron in the role of Byron McElroy, but due to the latter's inconvenient shooting schedule, Peter Fonda received the part.
- Dan Evans' (Christian Bale) pistol is a Colt 1851.
- Russell Crowe, James Mangold (director), and Katie Conrad (producer) unanimously agreed that Christian Bale would be perfect for the role of Dan Evans.
- The short story by Elmore Leonard on which the film is based was first published in “Dime Western Magazine” in 1953.
- The jacket worn by Charlie Prince in the film was chosen by Ben himself. As he himself says, he “looked through archival photographs where criminals resembled modern rock stars, and chose a leather jacket at the museum.”
- In Contention, the main characters encounter three marshals. The first is named Sam Fuller (the character is named after director Samuel Fuller); the second is Harvey Pell (the same name as former deputy sheriff Will Kane’s deputy in “High Noon” (1952)); the third is Will Doane (that was originally intended to be Will Kane’s name in “High Noon”).
- Filming took place from October 23, 2006, to January 20, 2007.
Auditions in India
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