The Gunfighter (1950)

Directed by

Henry King

Genre

Western film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

16

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 211 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A legendary gunfighter tries to leave his violent past behind but finds that his reputation makes peace impossible. He faces constant challenges from younger men who want to prove themselves by killing him.

tensemelancholicslow-burnintrospectivegrittycharacter-drivenbleakserious

What happens

The Gunfighter is a 1950 American Western film directed by Henry King and starring Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott, Millard Mitchell and Karl Malden. It was written by screenwriters William Bowers and William Sellers, with an uncredited rewrite by writer and producer Nunnally Johnson, from a story by Bowers, Roger Corman and Andre de Toth. The film was the second of King's six collaborations with Peck. The film was nominated for Best Motion Picture Story for William Bowers and Andre de Toth during the 23rd Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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