At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

One of the great westerns of Gregory Peck in the 1940s when he also "Duel in the Sun" and "The Gunfighter" this almost in 1950. Three western exponents no doubt. "Duel in the Sun" was a film done much to stardom Jennifer Jones to raise the western name. But over the following years it is both. It is an exceptional film. But in the case of "Yellow Sky" very competently directed by William Wellman we have a pure western, exciting, honest. The black-and-white photograph only the values ​​with outstanding play of shadows. Anne Baxter has a performance of the best. She could remain silent in the film all along that we would know exactly what she wanted to say. It was a wonderful actress. And the film dramatic load is intense. Richard Widmark a little outside the box hero who built later have a great performance as one of the bandits. And Gregory Peck is nothing less than the great actor we've come to see. A great movie that deserves to be reviewed as.

William Wellman directed this effective, starkly filmed western that stars Gregory Peck as James 'Stretch' Dawson, leader of a small gang of bank robbers who are fleeing a pursuing cavalry posse when they are forced to traverse an arid salt plains, which severely tasks their resources. When they stumble out of this desert, in dire straits, desperate for water and food, they come into a ghost town called Yellow Sky, where they meet a beautiful but feisty young woman named Constance, or 'Mike'(played by Anne Baxter), who is staying with her grandfather, guarding a gold mine they have been excavating. This gives the robbers(among them actors Richard Widmark as "Dude" and Harry Morgan as "Half Pint") the idea of stealing the gold for themselves, though Stretch refuses, since he has fallen for 'Mike', which leads to a winner-takes-all showdown.Impressive and atmospheric western is quite stylish and well acted, even if the plot is familiar and predictable, it doesn't really take away from this underrated western.

This Gregory Peck western from the 1940s took me by surprise. It could potentially be the epitome of its genre, touching on all the aspects they're known for in a powerful and subtle redemption story. Besides how the story touches on all those key poles for westerns, the highlight is the crisp cinematography. It perfectly captures the dusty desolate landscapes and it's frequently creative for its time, whereas even in one of Wellman's previous films, The Ox- Bow Incident, it was clearly a set. Yellow Sky is notable for inspiring the iconic shot from the James Bond series where the shot is the POV of a gun and Bond shoots. There's also a very interesting use of axial cuts and very quick pans.There's a big focus on this kind of powerful imagery, setting up a lot of foreshadowing in the opening act, including a scene where the group of robbers ponder a painting in a saloon which features an act comparable to their own as they question the point in attempting things which are doomed to fail. It's a quietly tense film with a steady pace throughout that makes its 90 minute runtime feel over 2 hours but in a very good way. Dense without being overwhelming. While the first robbery scene is quick and relaxed, what follows is a slow and horrible getaway which feels unusual for a pre-Leone and Peckinpah western. The second half is devoted to a conflict of desire for money and women with a very fascinating view of the anti-hero. It's one of those rare films where I feel a strong desire to study. Absolutely incredible.9/10

Greed...is the first word that comes to mind when ever, I think about this film. It's a film that makes you think about (right and wrong) as the storyline continues to unfold. Stretch played by (Gregory Peck) and his gang stumble into a town that seems to be deserted. But as they soon learn, there is still a couple of people who still live there. A very lovely girl named Mike played by (Anne Baxter) and her grandfather (James Barton) still live in this ghost town. But why?....Is the question that haunts Stretch and his band of me. As the film unfolds, the truth is revealed about 'why' these two stayed behind. Stretch..begins to have a soft-spot for (Mike) and she also begins to fall for him. But, Dude..played by (Richard Widmark) and (Half Pint) played by Henry 'Harry' Morgan have other plans in mind. But as they come to find-out (Mike) is pretty good with a shot-gun. The expression on (Richard Widmark's face are priceless.) Stretch soon comes to realize that he must do the right 'thing' rather than the wrong 'thing' to safe the woman that he now loves. It's a great tale that any movie-buff will enjoy. And (Anne Baxter) really does a good job in this film. You'll enjoy...Yellow Sky.