‘The Unforgiven’: A Solid Western That’s Underrated

Audrey Hepburn and Burt Lancaster lead a strong cast in a family drama.

There is more than meets the eye between Rachel Zachary (Audrey Hepburn) and her adoptive brother Ben Zachary (Burt Lancaster), in “The Unforgiven.” United Artists

NR | 2h 5m | Drama, Romance, Western | 1960

When I first discovered the 1960 film “The Unforgiven,” helmed by the legendary director John Huston, I wondered if it was an earlier version of Clint Eastwood’s 1992 Western epic of the same title, which garnered no less than four Academy Awards and is considered one of the greatest genre pieces ever produced.