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The Tin Star is a 1957 American Western film based on a short story, directed in VistaVision by Anthony Mann and starring Henry Fonda and Anthony Perkins, in one of Perkins' first roles. The film became one of the few low-budget westerns to be nominated for the Oscar for Best Writing, Story or Screenplay .
The Tin Star: Directed by Anthony Mann. With Henry Fonda, Anthony Perkins, Betsy Palmer, Michel Ray. A cynical former sheriff turned bounty hunter helps a young, recently appointed acting sheriff with his advice, his experience and his gun.
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- Western
- Anthony Mann
- 1957-11-06
The Tin Star (1957) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
“The Tin Star” is a short Western story by John M. Cunningham, first published in 1947. It’s his most famous story, and was the basis for the popular 1952 Western movie, High Noon. It’s about a sheriff who’s anticipating the return of a man who vowed revenge on him five years ago.
Jan 29, 2024 · A timeless Western from director Anthony Mann (Winchester ’73, The Far Country), The Tin Star showcases the director’s ingenuity within the genre, taking it to new heights that elevate and...
- 2 min
- 1916
- Arrow Video
Jul 14, 2023 · Henry Fonda as Morg Hickman, the lawman turned bounty hunter who takes Ben Owens under his wife in The Tin Star (1957)
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When the experienced bounty-hunter and former sheriff Morg Hickman arrives in a town to claim his bounty for killing a wanted outlaw, he meets the rookie temporary sheriff Ben Owens. Hickman befriends the boy Kip (Michel Ray) and is lodged by his widow mother Nona Mayfield at home.
