Of all the film versions of the famed 1881 gunfight, this one, starring Burt Lancaster as Wyatt Earp and Kirk Douglas as Doc Holliday, probably has the highest testosterone quotient. Focusing on the friendship between the forthright, responsible sheriff and the risk-taking, consumptive gambler, it suggests that their .. Read more
| Starring | Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Rhonda Fleming, Jo Van Fleet |
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| Director | John Sturges |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
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Of all the film versions of the famed 1881 gunfight, this one, starring Burt Lancaster as Wyatt Earp and Kirk Douglas as Doc Holliday, probably has the highest testosterone quotient. Focusing on the friendship between the forthright, responsible sheriff and the risk-taking, consumptive gambler, it suggests that their relationship is based on this opposition of qualities. Wyatt's stormy romance with gambler Laura Benbow (Rhonda Fleming) and Doc's rivalry with Johnny Ringo (John Ireland) over the affections of local madam Kate Fisher (Jo Van Fleet) add to the tension preceding the final showdown. When Wyatt's brothers, Tombstone lawmen, ask for his help in evening the odds against Ike Clanton (Lyle Bettger), his brothers, the McLowerys, and Johnny Ringo, Doc decides to join his friend. After Wyatt gets to town, he quickly puts a crimp in Ike's cattle-rustling activities, which leads the outlaw to set him up for assassination. A mix-up leads to Wyatt's youngest brother, Jimmy (Martin Milner), getting killed in Wyatt's place. Doc tries to talk him out of revenge, but the enraged lawman will have none of it, and the scene is set for the historic final gun battle. This solid, well-made Western is hoisted by the fine screenplay by novelist Leon Uris and the charisma of the two stars, as well as an outstanding suporting cast, including Dennis Hopper, Jack Elam, Lee Van Cleef, Earl Holliman, and Kenneth Tobey
| Starring | Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Rhonda Fleming, Jo Van Fleet, John Ireland, Frank Faylen, Lyle Bettger, Earl Holliman, Dennis Hopper, Lyle |
|---|---|
| Director | John Sturges |
| Studio | PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 2 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1957 To Rent: DVD: 25 Sep 2006 |
This peculiar film resembles Sturges' more famous The Magnificent Seven: not unlikeable, not uninteresting, but as many... read more on Time Out
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Best Western?
This powerful film is one of the greatest westerns of the old school, with a marvellous score by Dimitri Tiomkin.
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Gunfight At The O.K. Corral
I usually love these two in films together, but for some reason this one didn't work that well for me. I have enjoyed better films about Wyatt Earp and Doc ... read more »
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Gunfight At The OK Corral
Gunfight At The OK Corral is on of the best westerns good gunfights and good action too me and my dad love it
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Gunfight At The OK Corral'
Gunfight At The OK Corral' classic western, based on truth but in great Hollywood style, Fantastic
Korean director Ji-woon Kim is best known in the west for the small but perfectly formed horror, A Tale of Two Sisters. That's about to change, however, with the release of his latest film, noodle western The Good, the Bad, the Weird, which just happens to have the largest budget of any live action film in Korean history. As the title would suggest, The Good, the Bad, the Weird is a remake of Sergio Leone's spaghetti western masterpiece The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, but given an Asian... Read more
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