Zandy's Bride
More Like a War Than a Marriage
Zandy Allan purchases a mail-order bride, Hannah Lund. He treats her as a possession, without respect or humanity, until their shared ordeal as they struggle to survive develops in him a growing love.
- 6.2
- 1974
- Released
- 1h 37m
Gene Hackman
Zandy Allen
Liv Ullmann
Hanna Lund
Eileen Heckart
Ma Allan
Susan Tyrrell
Marai Cordova
Harry Dean Stanton
Songer
Joe Santos
Frank Gallo
Frank Cady
Pa Allan
Sam Bottoms
Mel Allan
Bob Simpson
Bill PincusVivian Gordon
Street GirlIvan Bell
Townsman (uncredited)Eumenio Blanco
Man (uncredited)Donald Chaffin
Man (uncredited)Spencer Chan
Chinese Vendor #2 (uncredited)Jaye Durkus
Man (uncredited)Ben Frommer
Townsman (uncredited)
James Gammon
Man in Gunfight (uncredited)Richard Hackman
Man (uncredited)
Bob Harks
Sailor (uncredited)Maria Haro
Spanish Lady (uncredited)Paul King
Chinese Vendor #1 (uncredited)
Nolan Leary
Clerk (uncredited)Morton Lewis
Tailor (uncredited)John Marlin
Tailor (uncredited)
Joaquín Martínez
Arvis Demas (uncredited)Rod McGaughy
Gang Boss (uncredited)Gene McLaughlin
Man (uncredited)Tina Menard
Mama (uncredited)Teodoro Morca
Spanish Dancer (uncredited)Carl Pitti
Man (uncredited)Janos Prohaska
Bear (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
Townswoman (uncredited)Danny Sands
Townsman (uncredited)Owen Song
Townsman (uncredited)
Titos Vandis
Demas (uncredited)
Don Wilbanks
Farraday (uncredited)
Richard Yniguez
Tao Ramirez (uncredited)
Released
en
- #rape
- #wrestling
- #bear
- #mail order bride
- #19th century
Reviews
Gene Hackman turns in one of his best performances in this intimate western. Hackman is Zandy, a hard and angry rancher who needs a wife to cook the meals and birth him some sons, and sends away for one. The titular bride comes in the form of Hannah (Liv Ullmann), fresh off the stage from Minnesota to the gorgeous coast near Monterey, California. Hannah has lied about her age and Zandy already has