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1958
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Academy Award Writing (Motion Picture Story) 1951 · Nominated
The Gunfighter. Jump to. 2 nominations. Academy Awards, USA. 1951 Nominee Oscar. Best Writing, Motion Picture Story. William Bowers. André De Toth. Writers Guild of America, USA. 1951 Nominee WGA Award (Screen) Best Written American Western. William Bowers. William Sellers. Contribute to this page. Suggest an edit or add missing content. Top Gap.
Stanley Kauffmann of The New Republic described The Gunfighter as an 'excellent western'. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a score of 100% from 16 reviews. Awards. The film was nominated for Best Motion Picture Story for writers William Bowers and André de Toth during the 23rd Academy Awards.
This was a major, 'A' production from Twentieth Century-Fox, with director Henry King and star Gregory Peck teaming for the second time after Twelve O'Clock High (1949), which had just been nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actor. (The two men would go on to work together four further times.)
- Henry King, F. E. Johnston
- Gregory Peck
William Bowers. Screenplay, Story. Henry King. Director. William Sellers. Screenplay. André de Toth. Story. Roger Corman. Writer. Written by CinemaSerf on November 22, 2023. The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.
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A key forerunner of the new breed of dark, brooding westerns that would soon cast a shadow over America’s frontier folklore, this subversive psychological saga sounds a death knell for the myth of the outlaw hero.
- Jimmy Ringo
The Gunfighter, American western film, released in 1950, that is credited with introducing the “psychological western,” a subgenre that favoured character studies over action. Jimmy Ringo (played by Gregory Peck ) is haunted by his unwanted reputation as the fastest gunslinger in the West.
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. Characteristics. Moods. Abandon All Hope | Off the Beaten Path. Themes.
