The Gunfighter (1950) (original) (raw)
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Original title
The Gunfighter
Year
1950
Running time
84 min.
Country
United States
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Synopsis
Aging gunslinger, Jimmy Ringo, rides into a strange town where he's immediately recognized. As kids gather at the saloon windows to glimpse the killer and townsfolk gossip about his exploits, the town marshal tries to keep the peace. He wants Ringo out of town, but Ringo asks for a few hours' grace to see his sweetheart, whom he hasn't seen in more than eight years, and their son, whom he's never seen. Meanwhile, three angry cowboys are on his trail and the town's young hothead is scheming to see just how fast Jimmy is. Ringo wants to be left alone, to live with his family, maybe on a small ranch away from his reputation. But can he escape that reputation and find peace?
Rankings Position
Awards
1950: Nominated for Oscar: Best Story
1950: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Western Screenplay
Critics' reviews
- "An arresting, superbly produced and downbeat Western photographed in stark black and white"place."
- "A ruthlessly heartbreaking tale of a famous gunslinger (Gregory Peck in a black mustache and a little black hat) grown weary of facing down an increasingly young bunch of challengers to his quick-draw supremacy."
- "One of the earliest and best antiwesterns, made before the subgenre became self-conscious about critiquing the standard myths"
- "The atmosphere is unremittingly tense, the undercurrents poignant and grim. It's the best movie ever made by pastoralist Henry King"
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Ranking Lists Position
- 63 My Favorite Westerns (131)
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