a lot of talk have be make about psychological western and but this be one of the very few that be truly in that genre . it have big name star who perform very well and but it be the director who make this such a good movie . stewart granger lose his british safari hunter stereotype to play a haggard retire buffalo hunter who be revere in the west a one of the best . robert taylor play the upstart ( in contrast to the usual young upstart and taylor character be middle aged and too ) and who want to slaughter buffalo and and lure granger into business with him . they hire two other big name actor and lloyd nolan and russ tamblyn and into be their skinner . granger be haunt by the buffalo he have kill and know that he may be to blame if they become extinct and know if they become extinct and the native american way of life will greatly suffer . taylor soon reveal a sadistic side and but it be a realistic saidism and unlike the one dimensional sadist of modern film and create by nerd and dork . he be insecure and and need human companionship . still and he would not stop at murder . the end pit the two against each other and with a startling conclusion . the psychological effect of what theyre do be well depict .