The Tin Star (1957)

Directed by

Anthony Mann

Genre

Western film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 145 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A seasoned bounty hunter arrives in a small town and reluctantly helps a young sheriff learn how to handle a dangerous outlaw. The story focuses on their uneasy partnership and the harsh realities of frontier justice.

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What happens

The Tin Star is a 1957 American Western film based on a short story, directed in VistaVision by Anthony Mann and starring Henry Fonda and Anthony Perkins, in one of Perkins' first roles. The film became one of the few low-budget westerns to be nominated for the Oscar for Best Writing, Story or Screenplay. Since its release, the film has become one of the classics of the genre. The supporting cast features Betsy Palmer, Neville Brand, John McIntire and Lee Van Cleef. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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