1968
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Death of a Gunfighter is a 1969 American Western film directed by Robert Totten and Don Siegel. It stars Richard Widmark and Lena Horne. and features an original score by Oliver Nelson.
A western drama about a Texas town's council firing an old-fashioned marshal who refuses to resign, leading to violence and betrayal. Starring Richard Widmark, Lena Horne, Carroll O'Connor and directed by Don Siegel.
- (1.6K)
- Drama, Western
- Don Siegel, Robert Totten
- 1969-05-08
Find out who directed, wrote, produced, and starred in this western film about a retired gunfighter who faces his past. See the full list of cast and crew members, including Richard Widmark, Lena Horne, Carroll O'Connor, and more.
Donald Siegel, director of Escape from Alcatraz, Dirty Harry, Two Mules for Sister Sarah, The Beguiled, No Time for Flowers, and The Verdict, delivers Death of a Gunfighter.
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- Don Siegel
- PG
- Richard Widmark
A rare Western that depicts a Western town in transition, with diverse characters and historical details. Richard Widmark stars as a marshal who faces a dilemma when a gunfighter dies in his town.
Even though Marshal Frank Patch has kept the peace in Cottonwood Springs for over twenty years, he is now the laughing stock of the town liberals who want some new blood in the Marshall's Office. When Patch shoots the drunken Luke Mills in self-defense they get the excuse they had been waiting for.
A classic western film about a traditional marshal who refuses to resign and faces violence from a modern town. IMDb provides a brief summary, cast and crew, user reviews, trivia, and more for this title.
