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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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