Death of a Gunfighter (1969) Review
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"Death of a Gunfighter" is quite an extraordinary western. It's one of those rare attempts (the last was "Will Penny") to populate the West with real people living in real historical time. Most Westerns could take place anywhere, anytime, if the cliches h ...read the complete Death of a Gunfighter review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
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A fringe Siegel Western (he spent two weeks finishing it off). The theme of a law and order marshal who has tamed a frontier town, only to become an embarrassment to the 'civilised' community, is sufficiently interesting for one to wonder what it would ...read the complete Death of a Gunfighter review at Time Out (--)
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If you like Westerns with Richard Widmark--be sure to get this one. Great color and acting. He made this movie towards the end of his career but it... read more »
Partly directed by Robert Totten, partly directed by Don Siegel and finally credited to the fictitious Alan Smithee. Baroque western, DEATH OF A... read more »
Death of A Gunfighter is a great example of the late 60's/ early 70's Western subgenre that overtook the genre during that time period. These films... read more »







