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A 1969 Western film starring Richard Widmark as a stubborn marshal who refuses to retire in a modernizing town. The film was directed by Robert Totten and Don Siegel, and features an original score by Oliver Nelson.
Death of a Gunfighter: Directed by Don Siegel, Robert Totten. With Richard Widmark, Lena Horne, Carroll O'Connor, David Opatoshu. A Texas town's council fires the town's old-fashioned marshal who refuses to resign, thus leading to violence from both sides.
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- Drama, Western
- Don Siegel, Robert Totten
- 1969-05-08
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of this western film directed by Don Siegel and Robert Totten. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, cinematographers and more.
Town fathers run out of nice ways to get rid of an old-style marshal (Richard Widmark) in the name of progress. Widmark elicits certain sympathy for his actions in his hardboiled interpretation ...
- (6)
- Don Siegel
- PG
- Richard Widmark
“Death of a Gunfighter” is quite an extraordinary western. It’s one of those rare attempts (the last was “Will Penny“) to populate the West with real people living in real historical time. Most Westerns could take place anywhere, anytime, if the cliches hold out.
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.
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A classic western film about a traditional marshal who refuses to resign and faces violence from a modern town. IMDb provides plot details, cast and crew information, user reviews, trivia, and more.
