Year: 1950
Genre:
Western
Category: Movie
IMDB Rating: 7,7 (NEVAZUT)
Country: USA
Language:
Director: Henry King
Writer: William Sellers, William Bowers, André De Toth, Roger Corman, Nunnally Johnson
Composer: Alfred Newman
Producer: Nunnally Johnson, Darryl F. Zanuck
Actors: Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott, Millard Mitchell, Jean Parker, Karl Malden, Skip Homeier, Anthony Ross, Verna Felton, Ellen Corby, Richard Jaeckel, Victor Adamson, Murray Alper, C.E. Anderson, Carl Andre, Beulah Archuletta, Gregg Barton, Chet Brandenburg, Peter Brocco, Larry Buchanan, Harry Carter, Cliff Clark, Angela Clarke, David Clarke, Edmund Cobb, Heinie Conklin, Dick Curtis, Donald Duran, Eddie Ehrhart, John George, Herschel Graham, Herman Hack, Alan Hale Jr., Sherry Hall, Harry Harvey, Jim Hayward, Len Hendry, Ray Hyke, Jean Inness, Tommy Lee, Pierce Lyden, Terry MacRae, Ted Mapes, Mae Marsh, Forrest Matthews, John McKee, Harry Mendoza, James Millican, Ralph Moody, Alberto Morin, Edward Mundy, B.G. Norman, Herman Nowlin, Eddie Parks, Hank Patterson, John Pickard, 'Snub' Pollard, Edward Rickard, Warren Schannon, Harry Shannon, George Slocum, Marvin Smith, Kim Spalding, Ray Spiker, Houseley Stevenson, Ferris Taylor, Kenneth Tobey, Jack Tornek, Archie Twitchell, William Vedder, Dan White, Blackie Whiteford, Anne Whitfield, Duke York, Credda Zajac
Description: A reformed Gunfighter Jimmy Ringo is on his way to a sleepy town in the hope of a reunion with his estranged sweetheart and their young son who he has never seen. On arrival, a chance meeting with some old friends including the town's Marshal gives the repentant Jimmy some respite. But as always Jimmy's reputation has already cast its shadow, this time in the form of three vengeful cowboys hot on his trail and a local gunslinger hoping to use Jimmy to make a name for himself. With a showdown looming, the town is soon in a frenzy as news of Jimmy's arrival spreads. His movements are restricted to the saloon while a secret meeting with his son can be arranged giving him ideas of a long term reunion with his family far removed from his wild past.
Comments: In this classic noir-influenced Western, Gregory Peck stars as an aging gunslinger, sick of killing but haunted by punks wanting to make a name for themselves by slaying a legend. After being warned by his old friend the Sheriff, Peck decides to return East to see his estranged wife and the child he left behind. Knowing his death is an inevitability if he stays, Peck leaves but before he can reach his destination his past catches up with him in the form of a young outlaw. A showdown-cum-Greek tragedy follows and the film ends on a haunting, bleak note. Nominated for an Academy Award in Best Motion Picture Story, The Gunfighter was often imitated by other Westerns, most notably by High Noon, and its minimalist, morally difficult, and compelling tale made it one of the most important films produced in the 1950s. — Brian Whitener
Duration: 85 minutes (at 25 frames per second)
File path: Z:\05966. The Gunfighter (1950)\The Gunfighter (1950).avi
Filesize: 697 MB
Video: XviD - resolution: 544x400
Audio:
Subtitles: English, Serbian