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The Gunfighter is a 1950 American Western film directed by Henry King and produced by Nunnally Johnson. The screenplay was written by William Bowers, Roger Corman, and Nunnally Johnson, based on a work by William Sellers. The cast includes Gregory Peck, Millard Mitchell, Jean Parker, and Karl Malden. The film was distributed by 20th Century Studios and 20th Century Fox.
Alfred Newman composed the score, with Arthur Charles Miller serving as director of photography and Barbara McLean as film editor. Costume design was handled by Charles LeMaire. The black-and-white movie has a runtime of 85 minutes and was released in the United States on May 26, 1950, and June 23, 1950. It is available on video on demand via providers such as fuboTV.
The plot follows the fastest gun in the West as he tries to escape his reputation. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story. Review scores include 8.4/10, 94/100, 94%, and 7.7/10.
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7.4The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.
Cast
- Gregory Peck as Jimmy Ringo
- Helen Westcott as Peggy Walsh
- Millard Mitchell as Marshal Mark Strett
- Jean Parker as Molly
- Karl Malden as Mac
- Skip Homeier as Hunt Bromley
Themes
- saloon
- marshal
- bartender
- shootout
- gunfighter
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- Western film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Henry King
- Screenwriter
- Nunnally Johnson
- Composer
- Alfred Newman
- Producer
- Nunnally Johnson
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Arthur Charles Miller
- Duration
- 85
- FilmAffinity ID
- 549208
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Peck Westcott The Gunfighter.jpg
- Significant event
- principal photography
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- Commons category
- The Gunfighter (film)
- publication date
- 1950-06-23
- film editor
- Barbara McLean
- title
- The Gunfighter
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Story
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- 20th Century Studios
- costume designer
- Charles LeMaire
- after a work by
- William Sellers
- review score
- 7.7/10
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