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"The story of a man who took the law into his own finger!"

1971 1h 31m EN

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 97

ComedyWestern

Synopsis

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A con artist arrives in a mining town controlled by two competing companies. Both companies think he's a famous gunfighter and try to hire him to drive the other out of town.

“The story of a man who took the law into his own finger!”

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Cast

James Garner
Latigo
Suzanne Pleshette
Patience
Jack Elam
Jug May
Harry Morgan
Taylor
Joan Blondell
Jenny
Marie Windsor
Goldie
John Dehner
Colonel Ames
Henry Jones
Ez

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Burt Kennedy
Writers: James Edward Grant
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Burt Kennedy, shot by Harry Stradling Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jack Elliott. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor William B. Gulick shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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James Garner and Suzanne Pleshette and Jack Elam carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The story of a man who took the law into his own finger!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0067809 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 97 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Burt Kennedy directs. Harry Stradling Jr. behind the camera. Jack Elliott scores. William B. Gulick cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

155 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Burt Kennedy, shot by Harry Stradling Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Jack Elliott. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor William B. Gulick shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5James Garner and Suzanne Pleshette and Jack Elam carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The story of a man who took the law into his own finger!".
7IMDB entry: tt0067809 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 97 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.