This video depicts the story of Joshua, a Civil War veteran who returns home after the war only to discover his wife has been killed by bandits. The narrative explores how military combat experience, where soldiers kill people they don't know, can create psychological challenges when transitioning to civilian life. Joshua's journey illustrates the difficulty of reintegrating into society after experiencing the violence of war, as he must navigate both the physical dangers of the frontier and the emotional trauma of loss. The film demonstrates that the skills and mindset developed during military service can create ongoing psychological burdens that persist long after the war ends.
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🎬 Joshua (1976) | Revenge Western Thriller 🤠🔥 | Cult Western Classic in 4KAdded:
Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this administration will be remembered in spite of ourselves.
We say we are for the Union. The world will not forget that we say this.
We know how to save the Union. The world knows we do know how to save it. During the war, there were 2,778,34 men mustered into the service on the Union side. This is the story of one of those men.
Heat. Heat.
Okay.
Honey, I br something from town for you.
>> Thank you, sir.
>> Well, I I got a letter for you, Martha.
>> For me?
Beautiful.
just like you.
>> Thank you, Sam.
>> You're more than welcome.
>> You know, I never had time to learn how to read >> from your son, Josh.
The war is over and I just got my discharge papers from the 10th Cavalry.
Thank God the killing is over. I'm looking forward to seeing you and eating that good old home cooking of yours. I got me some good farming land and we can come back here and make a home for ourselves. By the time this letter reaches you, I should be about a half day's ride from you. Your son Josh.
>> Josh is coming.
Y'all come on in. I'm going to get you the best meal you ever ate.
>> Be right there.
We need food and water. We've come a long way.
>> Why? Sure. Help yourself to the well.
We're just sitting down to supper. Come on in.
Take care we have a good drip down.
These thought busters eat these pretty good.
>> Concentrate on your food, weasel.
>> I'd rather concentrate on her.
>> There's some nice hot biscuits right here.
>> Those are my specialty.
Yeah.
>> Yeah. Good boy.
Thank you, Ben.
>> Good table.
>> Good.
>> Thank you. Thank you.
>> Hey, pass me in a little rank juice.
>> Coming over, weasel.
>> Mighty fine meal.
>> Mighty fine.
Man rides a long way. He needs something solid to stick to his ribs.
>> A man needs more food, though.
>> I'd sure like to have a big helping of you.
>> Who wouldn't?
Yeah.
>> Someone care for some more, too?
>> No, I I'm not.
>> That sure is a pretty wife you got there.
>> She's my new bride from back east.
I'm a mighty lucky man.
I sent me a picture to one of those mail order bride places back east.
Paid for her to come out here and be my wife.
>> You mean you done bought her?
>> I sure am a mighty proud man.
>> Just like all.
>> I hope I never give you any cause to be sorry or disappointed.
>> Oh, Sam.
That's enough. I said that's enough.
>> Let me buy a little bit too. I said that's enough.
Gosh. This is a song.
Hey, hey, hey.
Hey, hey, hey.
All right.
Down.
out Hey, your name's Sam.
>> What do you want, boy?
>> Looking for a black woman named Martha.
>> You Josh?
>> Yes, sir. I'm Josh.
>> I'm sorry, boy. Some men rode by yesterday and took my wife, killed Martha.
Where's she buried?
Looks like we lost him in a rock. Sam, we trail him as far as we could.
Who's that?
Arthur's boy, Josh.
That rifle you got it belonged to my paw.
It was all Martha owned.
Where abouts did you lose them, Sheriff?
>> About 10 miles east in the hills, but there's five of them.
>> I just finished fighting me a war, Sheriff. And I killed nearly twice that many.
That little man in there.
>> Take care of that stuff, Jess.
>> Don't freeze it.
I'm going to straighten this wild cat up.
>> Good knocker in the head. He'll do wild.
>> You got to hate yourself now.
Water about two miles east of us.
>> Good. Let's get to it.
Hold up.
Ha!
Ha!
Yeah.
We can make camp here.
Start the campfire. I'm going to try this up.
>> Who's that?
>> Yeah.
>> Turns out.
>> Don't wear it out.
>> Make her remember you.
Bull Jed sure been back there a long time.
Sure has.
>> She sure must be something.
>> What do back there anyway?
>> Yeah, she sure must be something.
She sure is some Hellcat.
>> Well, she's mine.
>> Oh my.
Don't do this anymore.
>> Oh my god.
>> Hey, look at old weasel. He's all set to go.
>> Yeah. I bet your weaver is going to die of a heart attack.
>> Let's just see what he's got.
>> You're great.
>> Let's see what you got.
>> I've got your hands off. I get that gun.
>> All right, that's enough. Leave him be.
>> Get those pants down.
>> I see what you got there. We >> said that's enough.
>> Damn it, Jed. We just having some fun.
Don't try me, Rex.
>> My drug. My >> Come on, Rex. No. No. You No. You You're a fat. No. No. You filthy, dirty, slick guy. Come on, doll. But he says, >> J doll. Come on. Slake off like a filthy coyote in the dark. No more guts in the rabbit.
>> Yeah. Run off. Put your tail between your tail and run away like a goddamn coyote.
All right, Eagle. All right, get some sleep. God damn it. I said get some sleep.
>> Don't do this.
>> We got a hard day's ride tomorrow.
>> Don't do this anymore.
>> All right.
>> You think? Shut up. Shut up. Come on. Be quiet, >> mother.
What's that?
Heat. Heat.
Jen, there's somebody tracking us.
Maybe it's a law man.
It's a black man. There ain't no black law man. Pete, >> you boys go ahead. I'll finish him off and catch up later.
Don't be long, Pete.
>> Let's go.
Heat.
Heat.
Heat. Heat.
Heat up here.
Heat. Heat.
Help me. Please help me.
Heat. Heat.
I wonder anyway.
>> Come on.
>> Come on. Let's go back.
>> Get her Weasel.
Please, >> don't drop it.
>> Get your filthy.
>> I ain't had so much fun since I raped my 9year-old sister.
>> Supposing that black rider got old feet.
>> It don't matter, none. Be starting into the high country soon.
>> My favorite you.
That sure is some woman.
>> You old dog weasel.
>> Too much for that old man we bought her from.
>> Yeah, we done that sweet thing a little favor by taking it away from that old man.
>> Let's get some shut out.
Come on, Rex old man. Let's hit the side.
>> Dad. Dad, come here.
>> God, >> the hell >> is that black devil? Is that black devil? I know it's him. He ain't going to get me now.
>> All right, shut up. Shut up. Let's get out of here.
All right.
Heat.
Heat.
Hey, heat. Hey.
Heat. Heat.
Heat. Heat.
Heat.
Heat.
Jeff, what's that flat fighter want?
Well, what are we going to do now, Jad?
>> Let's just keep moving. I know a town he'd be plumb to try to follow us into.
Let's go.
Heat. Heat.
Howdy.
>> Howdy.
Looking for three men and a woman who might have road this way.
>> Don't recall seeing them.
>> You're welcome to stop and rest a while.
You look tired.
Thank you.
Rod, this stranger here is looking for three men and a woman who rode this way.
I asked him to stop and rest us back.
>> Good.
>> Howdy. I'm Rod.
Josh, these folks are friends of yours, Josh.
>> Nope.
>> Been on the trail long?
>> Only a couple days.
>> Must get lonely riding out there all along.
>> Got my horse.
I can tell by the way you got your back to your leg. You're a gunslinger, right?
Maybe you're a bounty hunter.
Maybe you're an alpha.
>> Thank you for the coffee, ma'am. I better be moving on.
>> Got to stay and taste my cooking. I'm the best of all.
>> Thank you, ma'am. But I better be moving on.
>> Right. So, you can catch up to those folks and gun them down. Maybe there's a sheriff behind tracking you.
>> Why don't you stay a spell longer, friend?
>> Toss it over here.
You ever killed a man before?
You know what it feels like to kill?
I killed in the war.
People I didn't even know.
Only the battleground is different now.
You want to kill me?
Go ahead.
All right, dinner. More whiskey.
time.
You know something, Jet? He was right about that black rider. He ain't going to come to this town looking for us.
That black rider make me be more crazy than ever was.
Stand easy.
I don't like guns pointed at me, ma'am.
>> And I'll use it, too, if you make a move.
>> Like friendly, ain't you?
>> Who are you, mister?
>> Why don't I just wait and tell your friends? We got company.
>> You ain't my friend.
They're part of a bunch of renegades that run the town.
You >> lost Ombre. What you looking for around these parts? Looking for three men and a woman who rode this way a short time ago.
>> You bounty hunter? You law man?
>> Either one. Stranger ain't welcome around these parts.
>> I'm beginning to get that feeling.
You don't mind, I'll move on.
>> Yeah. Well, the woman stays with us.
That's fine with me.
You ride out the same way you came in.
Now, that ain't the way I'm headed.
Now, I can either ride around you or through you. Either way, well, you better look around before you start anything.
All I have to do is raise my hand. And you're a dead man.
>> You do. You're the last time you raise it.
Hat.
Heat. Heat.
Heat.
Heat. Heat.
Heat. Heat.
Heat. Heat.
Let me go. No. No. Stop. Let go of my horse. Leave me alone. Leave me alone.
Go away. Let me have my horse. Please.
Go away. Please. Please go away. Leave me alone.
We're boxed in.
Heat.
Heat.
Get him.
She's got Hello.
Hello.
Can you make it from here?
>> I guess so. My place is just a few miles away.
>> I round up the horses for you.
>> What about you? Where do you run?
>> My fighting ain't over yet, lady.
They find something.
Good.
A that's bartender. Got a place we can bed down for the night?
>> Yeah. I uh got a couple sheds in the back you can use.
>> And you can sleep tonight with me?
>> No, she can't. She's my woman now.
>> Well, how come I can't sleep with her?
>> You just do like I tell you. You go out there and stay in that shed by yourself.
>> I going out there that dark captain all by myself. Kid, I'm staying here with you.
smooth.
Heat.
Heat. Heat.
A double one.
>> Rye or whiskey?
Whiskey will do just fine.
>> Bar is closed.
>> I'm looking for three men and a woman.
You seen them right through here?
>> Who wants to know?
>> Nah, we didn't see any.
>> I followed the tracks here. You sure you ain't seen them?
You call my friend alive.
You aching the trouble, Sunny.
But I ain't aiming to start now.
>> You got a big mouth, Danger. And I'm aiming to shut it.
You never make it.
>> I asked you a question.
They headed north.
Come on.
Come on.
Who's up?
Who's up?
There's a man looking for you.
>> What he block?
>> Yep, he sure was.
>> What do you want?
>> We figure it's worth something to you to see that he don't bother you no more.
>> Pay pay for crazy mind.
What's your price?
>> We figure maybe 100 a piece.
>> You bring him to me.
Dad, you get your money.
Heat.
Heat.
Heat. Heat.
Heat.
Heat.
All right.
Heat.
Heat.
All right.
All right.
Mm-m.
Let's take him to the abandoned shack.
You find that in me?
Well, glad to see you awake, mister.
My name is Joshua.
>> Mine is Maria.
>> Well, Joshua, looks like the worst of your troubles ain't over yet. You got a very high fever. And I reckon pretty soon you're going to be a sick fella.
>> Looks like every time we meet, somebody's always getting shot.
Yeah, except in this time as you. You must want these fells pretty bad to follow them into this territory.
>> You have no choice.
>> You're a bounty hunter.
>> Oh man, I want to kill him.
>> That's all men think of killing.
Sometimes man has to kill in order to have peace.
I think the worst of your fever is over.
You talked a lot during your fever last night. Talked about three men and a woman riding into town.
So, I sent one of my men to check on it, and they're still there.
Uh-uh. Uh-uh. Hold it. Hold it. Not easy now. You're going to need more time than that.
Maybe after a good meal, you'll be stronger.
So I stayed on after my husband was killed.
That lady with these fellas, she a woman?
>> Nope.
You really have to do it, don't you?
Josh, after you fight, it's over.
Maybe you'll come back.
Wait.
Hello you. Where are you?
Heat.
Heat.
Heat.
Heat.
Heat. Heat.
Hey, hey, hey.
Heat. Heat.
I don't like if that black rider is still on our trail.
We will bring up some fresh water.
We go. Where are you? We going.
We go.
Come on. We go. Right up.
Come on.
Please don't leave me. Don't leave me.
Yeah. Help. Help.
Nobody.
Oh god. Oh my god.
Oh my god.
A heat.
Heat. Heat.
Hey, hey, hey.
Hey, hey, hey.
Heat. Heat.
Heat. Heat.
Wait, Chad.
Come on, let's go.
I can't I can't go. I can't go.
Come on up.
>> Help me. I can't.
>> All right. All right. Here we go. Come on.
I'm falling. Jon, I got you. Come on.
Come on.
>> I can't. I'm falling.
Please don't let me fall.
>> I got you. I got you.
Get down. Stay up.
>> He's going to kill us. Get >> kill us.
We got good cover here.
Heat.
Heat. Heat. Heat.
Who the hell are you?
What do you want? The girl. Here she is.
Take her.
No, please. I'm not one of them. I'm not one of them.
>> Who are you?
Who are you?
Who are you?
I'm my mother's son.
Heat. Heat.
Heat. Heat.
Heat. Heat.
Yeah.
Heat.
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