DVD Savant - Man of the West - Review by Glenn Erickson also urging the release of the film on DVD in letterbox format. Man of the West - Images Journal looks at the meanness in the lead character played by Gary Cooper. Man of the West (1958) - Cast, crew and review calling it "a western King Lear". Anthony Mann - Man of the West - Review by The Guardian of film that "brings to the fore all Mann's preoccupations and knits them perfectly together." Turner Classic Movies: Man of the West - Synopsis, full cast and crew, information about the original print, soundtrack and screenplay, quotations, and articles. Man of the West - Cast, plot synopsis and review from the All Movie Guide.