Death of a Gunfighter

Starring Hollywood legends Richard Widmark (Madigan) and Lena Horne (Stormy Weather) - the latter in her first dramatic role - Death of a Gunfighter is an elegiac tale of the last days of the Old West. In Cottonwood Springs, Marshal Frank Patch kills a man in self defence. The town council, wishing to move away from frontier justice and into the modern world, decides that it's time for Patch to retire. Patch refuses, but with the dead man's son swearing revenge, and the council refusing to take no for an answer, he senses his time might be up. Based on a novel by Lewis B Patten, the film made history when, due to director Robert Totten's late replacement with Don Siegel (The Lineup, Charley Varrick), the pseudonym 'Allen Smithee' was born, prompting critics to praise Smithee's debut!

Special Features

Bonus Footage, Commentary: C. Courtney Joyner (writer) and Henry Parke (film historian), Image Gallery, 'Man Out of Time': Neil Sinyard (film historian) discusses the film's complex production history; 'Siren Song': Richard Dyer (author) considers the career of Lena Horne; 'Short film: 'Exercise No. One' (1962) based on the Ira Wolfert short story 'Off the Highway' and starring Richard Widmark, Trailers

Actors: Dub Taylor, Victor French, Harry Carey, Jr., Jacqueline Scott, Richard Widmark, Kent Smith, John Saxon, Morgan Woodward, David Opatoshu, Lena Horne, Carroll O'Connor, Larry Gates

Audio Languages: English

Duration: 94 minutes

Number of Discs: 1

Subtitle Languages: English

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