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- 1950
- Approved
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 25 m
- 1950
- Approved
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 25 m
Summary Notorious gunfighter Jimmy Ringo rides into town to find his true love, who doesn't want to see him. He hasn't come looking for trouble, but trouble finds him around every corner.
Directed By: Henry King
- 1950
- Approved
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 25 m
- 1950
- Approved
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 25 m
The Gunfighter
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Summary Notorious gunfighter Jimmy Ringo rides into town to find his true love, who doesn't want to see him. He hasn't come looking for trouble, but trouble finds him around every corner.
Directed By: Henry King
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
94
100% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
0% Mixed
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0% Negative
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The atmosphere is unremittingly tense, the undercurrents poignant and grim. It's the best movie ever made by pastoralist Henry King. [26 July 1988, p.21]
An arresting, superbly produced and downbeat Western photographed in stark black and white, The Gunfighter presents an unglorified view of the Old West as a grim, dirty and decidedly desperate 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.
The Gunfighter is a sock melodrama of the old west. There's never a sag or off moment in the footage as it goes about depicting a lightning draw artist, the fastest man with a gun in the old west, and what his special ability has done to his life.
One of the earliest and best antiwesterns, made before the subgenre became self-conscious about critiquing the standard myths. Some that followed are merely contrary; this has the ring of truth.
One of the tautest and most stimulating Westerns of the year.
Peck's tired resignation, and the authentic atmosphere and building tension make for a compelling retribution drama of the West.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 User Ratings
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Generally Favorable
Based on 15 User Ratings
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Production Company
Twentieth Century Fox
Release Date Jun 23, 1950
Duration 1 h 25 m
Rating Approved
Genres
Tagline RINGO WAS HIS NAME! THE CHALLENGE OF EVERY OUTLAW GUNMAN! THE NOTORIOUS SELF-DEFENSE KILLER! (original print ad - all caps)
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Writers Guild of America, USA
• 1 Nomination
