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An outlaw band flees a posse and rides into Refuge, a small town where no one carries a gun, drinks, or swears. The town is actually Purgatory, and the peaceful inhabitants are all famous dead outlaws and criminals such as Doc Holiday and Wild Bill Hickok who must redeem themselves before gaining admittance to Heaven... or screw up and go to Hell.
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A violent outlaw band led by Blackjack Britton and Cavin Guthrie robs a bank. During the subsequent gunfight, a prostitute named Dolly Sloan is shot and dies in the arms of Cavin's nephew, Sonny. The gang flees, pursued by a posse, and manages to escape through a dust storm by following a tunnel into a green valley. The town of Refuge welcomes them...
Sam Shepard as Sheriff Forrest / 'Wild Bill' HickokEric Roberts as Jack 'Blackjack' BrittonRandy Quaid as Doc Woods / 'Doc' HollidayPeter Stormare as Cavin GuthrieWriter Gordon Dawson had worked on several westerns previously, and was inspired to write a religious morality tale set in an Old West town inhabited by ghosts. The film was shot on the backlot of Warner Brothers studios during the summer of 1998, on 35mm. Director Uli Edel had always wanted to direct a western but was aware of the genre's dwindlin...
Purgatorywas first aired by TNT Network on January 10, 1999. The movie was advertised and marketed as "Not your ordinary damn western". Variety gave the film a positive review, praising the story and Sam Shepard's performance in particular. The New York Times' Anita Gates was also enthusiastic about this “fascinating, deceptively dark western with ...
Aug 14, 2024 · Purgatory, also known as Purgatory West of the Pecos, is a 1999 American Western fantasy television film directed by Uli Edel. The film premiered on TNT on January 10, 1999. It focuses on a gang of outlaws who find their way to a hidden valley and a peaceful town where residents shun swearing, alcoh.
Purgatory, also known as Purgatory West of the Pecos, is a 1999 western fantasy film directed by Uli Edel. Rather than exploiting supernatural elements, it is marked by its exploration of the interface between legend-making and humanitarian values.
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Writer Gordon Dawson had worked on several westerns previously, and was inspired to write a religious morality tale set in an Old West town inhabited by ghosts. The film was shot on the backlot of Warner Brothers studios during the summer of 1998, on 35mm.
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Short film | Experimental | 7mins | Completed. A girl wakes to find herself lying in a bed in a deserted hospital. While wandering about the wards, she discovers the world is moving backwards. After watching the failed revival of an accident victim, she realises the patient is herself, thus witnessing her own death.
Jan 10, 1999 · Purgatory 1999. Fantasy Western. An outlaw band rides into a town that is actually Purgatory, between Heaven and Hell. Download Upload. Purgatory 1999. 3 posters. 3 groups. 1 poster. Discover 3 movie posters of Purgatory (Fantasy, Western) on MoviePosterDB.