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The true story of the Newton Boys, a gang of bank robbers who terrorised the West between 1919 and 1924. Starting out as just poor farmers the group went on to become millionaires.

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EAN5039036016216

eBay Product ID (ePID)30592236

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Film/TV TitleThe Newton Boys

ActorMatthew McConaughey, Ethan Hawke, Skeet Ulrich, Miriam Margolyes, Vincent D'onofrio, Dwight Yoakam

DirectorRichard Linklater

FormatDVD

Release Year2004

LanguageEnglish

Run Time117 Mins

GenreWesterns

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Certificate15

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

Additional InformationTexas filmmaker Richard Linklater's lighthearted Western tells the true story of the Newton brothers, who are regarded as the most successful bank robbers in the history of the United States. The time is the early 1920s and the place is Texas. When Willis Newton (Matthew McConaughey) returns from a four-year stint in prison, he quickly falls into a life of bank robbing. Excited by the prospects of stealing even more money, he recruits his three brothers--the charming Jess (Ethan Hawke), the sensitive Joe (Skeet Ulrich), and the brutish Dock (Vincent D'Onofrio)--and ace safecracker Brentwood Glasscock (Dwight Yoakam) to help him ravage the country's banks, as long as no one gets hurt. Along the way, Willis meets and falls in love with Louise Brown (Julianna Margulies), a single mother living in Omaha. Eventually, greed gets the better of the gang and they set their sights on a federal train that is transporting three million dollars in cash and bonds. Linklater's film is an affable and sweet affair, with a good-natured tone that greatly mimics the Newton brothers themselves. Linklater alumni McConaughey and Hawke headline the all-star cast, while music by the Bad Livers keeps the atmosphere breezy throughout.

Movie/TV TitleThe Newton Boys