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11 September 2007 Silverman report - Download (MP3) 1.2M Listen to Silverman report A decent but down-on-his-luck cowboy faces off against a charismatic and deadly outlaw in a new take on a classic Hollywood western co-starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale. Alan Silverman has a look at 3:10 to Yuma A careless moment - or, perhaps, a longing for a new challenge - and Wade is captured. When word reaches his ruthless outlaw gang, they are just as determined to break him free ...no matter who they have to kill. Guarding the prisoner and determined to get him on the 3:10 train to Yuma is cattleman Dan Evans. His ranch is in trouble because the cattle have no water and Evans needs the reward offered by the railroad company. Russell Crowe in scene from 3:10 To Yuma Christian Bale in scene from 3:10 To Yuma Fifty years ago in the original film version of 3:10 To Yuma Glenn Ford played the outlaw and Van Heflin was Dan Evans. In the 2007 version Christian Bale co-stars as the upright, but conflicted cowboy and says he turned to that original film for some insight into the character: | |
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