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Will Penny (1968)

Charlton Heston stars as the title character in this western about an ageing cow boy. Penny spends the winter in a remote cabin with a woman and child trying to fit in with other people while being menaced by Donald Pleasence's loony villain.

Heston is excellent as the illiterate and uncomfortable old man and the story manages not to go too far into overly melodramatic territory. The main villain is a little over the top but does not detract massively by being a little unbelievable. While it does take a little while for the main plot to get going this is a good character study and as always the mountain snow scape is a good back drop.

Worth watching 4/5