In 1880, in Big Whiskey, Wyoming, a cowboy named Quick Mike slashes prostitute Delilah Fitzgerald's face with a knife, permanently disfiguring her after she laughs at his small penis. As punishment, See more

• Clint Eastwood as William Munny
• Gene Hackman as Sheriff "Little" Bill Daggett
• Morgan Freeman as Ned Logan
• Richard Harris as … See more

The film was written by David Webb Peoples, who had written the Oscar nominated film The Day After Trinity and co-written See more

Like other Revisionist Westerns, Unforgiven is primarily concerned with deconstructing the morally black-and-white vision of the American West which was established by … See more

Unforgiven shares many parallels with Homer's Iliad, in characters and themes. "In both works, the protagonists – Achilles and William Munny – are self-questioning warriors who … See more

Box office
The film debuted at the top position in its opening weekend. Its earnings of $15 million ($7,252 average from 2,071 theaters) in its opening weekend was the best-ever opening for a Clint Eastwood film at that time. … See more

Unforgiven was released as premium home video, on DVD and VHS, on September 24, 2002. It was released on Blu-ray Book (a Blu-ray Disc with book packaging) on … See more