The Outrage (1964)

In the dusty heart of the 1870s Southwest, a desolate railroad station becomes the meeting point for three strangers: a disillusioned preacher, a luckless prospector, and a cynical, conniving con man. Here, amidst the creaking timbers and the whistling winds, they share their accounts of a hauntingly unforgettable trial they had witnessed in the nearby town. The trial pertains to the gruesome rape and murder committed by the infamous Mexican outlaw, Carasco, a figure whose infamy is as vast as the desert itself. Carasco, a master manipulator, beguiles an unsuspecting Southern aristocrat with tales of a lost Aztec treasure, a golden bait that ultimately ensnares the gentleman. The tale unfolds as the gentleman is bound, a helpless spectator to his wife's violation and his impending doom. These heinous acts, culminating in a fatal stabbing, are relayed through the divergent perspectives of three eyewitnesses: Carasco, the merciless bandit; the traumatized wife, a woman scarred by betrayal; and the murdered man, his voice reaching beyond the grave through an enigmatic Indian shaman. However, the truth proves elusive, and the spectators are left questioning whose version holds the truth. The accounts are as disparate as the witnesses themselves, each one a unique tapestry woven with threads of deception, guilt, and self-interest. Is there a possible fourth witness whose account can be trusted? Or will the truth remain buried, like the mythical Aztec treasure, under layers of deceit and denial? "The Outrage" is a riveting Hollywood adaptation of Akira Kurosawa's "Rashomon," a cinematic journey that plunges you into the heart of human nature, where truth is subjective, and deception is a survival tool. Who killed the Southern gentleman? Who is lying, and why? The answers may surprise you as much as the tale itself.

The Outrage is a crime movie featuring William Shatner.

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