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Running Time
1 hour, 25 minutes
Country USA
Studio 20th Century Fox
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Other Titles
• The Gunfighter
• Scharfschütze Jimmy Ringo (1953)
• Der Scharfschütze (1953)
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Genre: Drama, Western, Buddies, Revenge, Murder, Marriage, School / Campus, Outlaws, Suspense, Escape
Tagline: His only friend was his gun... His only refuge - a woman's heart!
Plot: Gregory Peck stars as Jimmy Ringo, one of the fastest draws in the West but desperately sick of killing and lonely traveling. This gripping tale surrounds Ringo’s efforts to build a new life, creating a powerful drama instead of the standard shoot-‘em-up--the only gunfights in THE GUNFIGHTER are those that open and close the film. Throughout encounters with old friends, new enemies, his estranged wife, and his first meeting with his only child, Peck offers an intricate portrait of a man harboring deep regrets about his own past. Arthur Miller’s black-and-white photography is excellent, and director Henry King deserves a heap of credit for creating a masterpiece that drops the typical Hollywood clichés in favor of a quiet, suspense-driven drama. Elements of THE GUNFIGHTER have been duplicated many times since its release, but the fine-tuning of the original prevents the pretenders from marring its appeal.
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| Directed by |
Henry King
Twelve O'Clock High, Carousel, The Song of Bernadette |
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| Written by |
William Bowers
Support Your Local Sheriff!, Night and Day, The Sheepman | André De Toth
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| Cast |
Gregory Peck
To Kill a Mockingbird, Cape Fear, Roman Holiday |
 | Karl Malden
On the Waterfront, Patton, A Streetcar Named Desire |
 | Helen Westcott
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Adventures of Don Juan, With a Song in My Heart | | Jean Parker
Little Women, The Flying Deuces, Lady for a Day | Skip Homeier
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, Helter Skelter, Halls of Montezuma | Anthony Ross
The Country Girl, Kiss of Death, On Dangerous Ground | |
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| Music By |
Alfred Newman
All About Eve, The Seven Year Itch, Foreign Correspondent |
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