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starring: Paul Newman, Laurence Harvey, Claire Bloom, Edward G. Robinson, William Shatnerdirected by: Martin Ritt
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304411384
Format: Black & White, NTSC
ISBN: 6304411383
Label: MGM (Warner)
Manufacturer: MGM (Warner)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Release Date: September 01, 1998
Running Time: 97 minutes
Sales Rank: 19904
Studio: MGM (Warner)
Theatrical Release Date: October 08, 1964
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
This underrated 1964 film directed by Martin Ritt (Sounder, Norma Rae) features Paul Newman in a story influenced by the classic multiple-perspective film Rashomon, with an American spin. Newman (The Hustler, Hud) plays a Mexican bandit in the Old West accused of raping a frontier woman (Claire Bloom), but conflicting stories from the bandit, the woman, her husband, and others soon complicate matters and make finding the truth elusive. Newman has fun with his daring, over-the-top portrayal, and Ritt's socially conscious streak is in evidence here as he investigates whether the truth is left up to whoever defines it. The Outrage is a chance both to see a terrific cast of classic actors and yet another prime example of the influence of great international films. --Robert Lane
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - The only OUTRAGE is that this is not out on DVD
This is a great film with great acting, that holds up better today than it probably did when it was made. American audiences must have been put off by a murderous, rapist lead in Paul Newman's Carrasco. Ritt is a very fine director and in this and other films, works with James Wong Howe, one of the most underated cinematographers of the 50's and 60's. Howe's camerawork is brilliant in this film, but hard to see because MGM/Warner has never released the widescreen version of the film. We are left ... Read More
Rating: - "Rashomon"...Newman Style
This review refers to "The Outrage" (1964)...
"The Outrage" is Director Martin Ritt's Western version of Akira Kurosawa's classic masterpiece "Rashomon". Paul Newman stars as the ruthless Juan Carrasco. We already know that when Ritt and Newman team up for a Western/Character study ("Hombre"/"Hud") we are in for a cinematic excellence. This film is no exception.
Filmed in stark black and white, which is perfect for this story, the film opens at a gloomy railway station, in ... Read More
Rating:  - Weak Imitation of a Masterpiece
First of all if you haven't seen Akira Kurosawa's "Rashomon," the masterpiece upon which this film was based, go and rent or buy it now. It is simply one of the most fascinating and compelling films ever made. In "The Outrage" director Ritt tries to capture the spirit of Kurosawa's film and adapt it for a wider American audience, but fails through mis-casting and a bit too much consious aping of the original film--portions of "The Outrage" are almost shot-for-shot copies of the same scenes in "Rashomon." ... Read More
Rating: - Waiting for the DVD version!
One of my all time favorites since it came out in the sixties. In my line of work, there has always been an axiom that in every controversy, there is my story, your story, and the truth. This film does the best job of presenting this age-old dilemma of searching for the truth through biased observers. Not only that, it is extremely entertaining as well, with a cast to die for, each one protraying their character four different ways within the same film. Newman, Bloom and Harvey are magnificent, doing exactly ... Read More
Rating:  - YUCK!
If I could have chosen "0" stars, I would have done so. This had to be Newman's worst!
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