e and son are killed by Union Guerrillas (Redlegs) he joins the Confederates and becomes a one man killing machine. When the war ends Josey's unit surrenders but he refuses and then witnesses his unit wiped out by Redlegs under the command of Captain Terrill - Wales then goes crazy with a Gatling gun.This results in Wales being hunted as an outlaw and forced to flee, keeping one step ahead of both Terrill and his former commander, Fletcher. Soon Wales picks up a companion in the shape of Cherokee Lone Wait and from here on in the film switches from its revenge plot to become a meditation of the importance of community and more important, family.
Josey Wales is an early Eastwood classic - it's up there with the Unforgiven and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and contains some great iconic scenes.
"Dying ain't much of a living, boy."
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One of my favorites, much better than the novel upon which it was based, along with the other two you mentioned.
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