Rent Death of a Gunfighter (1969)

Name: Death of a Gunfighter
Rating: 3.3

3.3 of 5 from 50 ratings

1h 30min

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Synopsis:: After 20 years of service, Marshal Frank Patch (Richard Widmark) is betrayed by the very town he worked so hard to protect in 'Death of a Gunfighter'. The small Western town of Cottonwood Springs is changing and Patch is no longer respected by the people. After Patch kills a man in self-defense, the town leaders decide it is time to remove the Marshal from his position. Refusing to give in to their demands, the tension escalates between Patch and the people of the town leading to a violent and shocking end.
Actors:: Richard Widmark, Lena Horne, Carroll O'Connor, David Opatoshu, Kent Smith, Jacqueline Scott, Morgan Woodward, Larry Gates, Dub Taylor, John Saxon, Darleen Carr, Michael McGreevey, Royal Dano, Jimmy Lydon, Kathleen Freeman, Harry Carey Jr., Amy Thomson, Mercer Harris, James O'Hara, Walter Sande
Directors:: Don Siegel, Robert Totten, Alan Smithee
Producers:: Richard E. Lyons
Writers:: Joseph Calvelli, Lewis B. Patten
Aka:: Patch / The Last Gunfighter
Genres:: Action & Adventure, Classics

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Release Date:

27/02/2023

Run Time:

94 minutes

Languages:

English Mono

Subtitles:

English Hard of Hearing

Formats:

Pal

Aspect Ratio:

Widescreen 1.85:1

Colour:

Colour

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Bonus:

Audio commentary with screenwriter and novelist C Courtney Joyner and film historian Henry Parke (2023)
Man Out of Time (2023, 22 mins): Film Historian Neil Sinyard discusses the film's complex production history
Siren Song (2023, 24 mins): Richard Dyer, author of 'Stars', considers the career of the actor, singer and activist Lena Horne
Excercise No. One (1962, 10 mins): rare short film based on the Ira Wolfert short story 'Off the Highway' and starring Richard Widmark, made by students of USC's Cinema Department under the supervision of Fred Zinnemann
Original theatrical trailer
Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
UK premiere on Blu-ray