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1954
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- The film, ably directed by Richard Wilson, is certainly no classic but on the other hand, it is consistently engrossing and highly entertaining. Despite the considerable talent involved, it's Mitchum's show throughout- and he delivers the goods.
'Man with the gun' is one of his best. Directed by Orson Welles protege Richard Wilson, it is a stark, monochrome beauty, full of chilling silhouettes and terrifying outbursts of savage violence, as Mitchum comes to tame a town terrorised by a monopolist with a private army.
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- Western
- Richard Wilson
- 1955-11-05
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Man With the Gun. Sheridan City is out of control. The citizens are corrupt, the saloon is an immoral indulgence, and gunmen and greedy opportunists come and go as they please.
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- Richard Wilson
- Western
- Robert Mitchum
Man with the Gun is a 1955 American Western film starring Robert Mitchum. The film was released in the United Kingdom as The Trouble Shooter, and it sometimes is titled Deadly Peacemaker. The supporting cast includes Jan Sterling and Karen Sharpe.
Man With a Gun is a good western, but I have to say I was let down by the climatic gunfight at the end. It takes place on a deserted town street while most of the cast is at a town council meeting. James Westerfield plays a part similar to J. Edward Bromberg's role in Jesse James.
Man with a Gun received mostly positive reviews and several favorable comparisons to High Noon (see below). The Hollywood Reporter reviewer commented about Man with a Gun: "Like The Ox-Bow Incident and High Noon, it is one of those rare westerns that can be classified as screen literature."
- Richard Wilson, Thom Conroy, Sid Sidman
- Robert Mitchum
"Man with the Gun" (1955) is a quality town-bound Western with Robert Mitchum towering as a laconic righteous gunfighter. The stock plot is standard, but the cast, the writing, the performances and the convincing town set make it compelling. Another highlight is the stellar cas... read the rest.
The film, ably directed by Richard Wilson, is certainly no classic but on the other hand, it is consistently engrossing and highly entertaining. Despite the considerable talent involved, it's Mitchum's show throughout- and he delivers the goods. The Blu-ray release from Kino Lorber does justice to the crisp B&W cinematography.
