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Firecreek is a 1968 American Western film directed by Vincent McEveety and starring James Stewart and Henry Fonda, the latter in his first of two roles that year as a villain (the second being Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West).
A peaceful farmer and part-time sheriff faces a gang of outlaws who terrorize his town in Firecreek (1968), a drama directed by Vincent McEveety. The film features a rare villain role for Henry Fonda and a powerful message about doing the right thing.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Vincent McEveety
- 1968-01-24
Find out who starred in and worked on the 1968 western film Firecreek, directed by Vincent McEveety and written by Calvin Clements Sr. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, cinematographers and more.
Five freebooting adventurers from the Missouri range wars--Larkin, Earl, Drew, Norman, and Willard--enter the frontier town of Firecreek and decide to remain there until Larkin recovers from a wound. Fearing trouble, the local parttime sheriff, Johnny Cobb, leaves his nearby farm and his pregnant wife, Henrietta, to spend the night in town.
- Vincent Mceveety, Jack Cunningham
- James Stewart
Jimmy Stewart plays a part-time sheriff who faces a gang of bad guys led by Henry Fonda in this Western. Roger Ebert praises the tenderness and the dust-blown photography, but criticizes the lack of tension and the leisurely pace.
Aug 23, 2008 · Entertaining Western starring James Stewart as a peace-loving, part-time sheriff in the small town of Firecreek who has to take a stand when a gang of vicious outlaws takes...
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A western film about a part-time Sheriff who faces a gang of outlaws in a small town. The plot summary includes the main characters, the conflicts, the events and the ending of the movie.
