'Doc' (1971)
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50% of critics liked it
(6 reviews) -
56% of users liked it
(157 ratings)
Most westerns wrap their stories, legends really, with a light clothing of history and period. Any history found in them is usually a mix of legend and fantasy. By way of contrast, in this film, an attempt is made to accurately portray the lives and persons of Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp, and the… More Most westerns wrap their stories, legends really, with a light clothing of history and period. Any history found in them is usually a mix of legend and fantasy. By way of contrast, in this film, an attempt is made to accurately portray the lives and persons of Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp, and the now-legendary events that took place in the town of Tombstone. Those looking for fast-paced action will be disappointed in this film, as it deals more in psychological character studies than action. Sheriff Wyatt Earp (Harris Yulin) is shown to be a fairly ordinary politician, and the romance of Doc Holliday (Stacy Keach) and Kate Elder (Faye Dunaway) is highlighted. As it must, however, the film concludes with the well-known gunfight at the O.K. Corral ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Directed By
- Immy Humes, Frank Perry
- Written By
- Pete Hamill
- Genres
- Documentary, Western
R,
- In Theaters
- Aug 1, 1971 Limited
- On DVD
- Dec 3, 1996
- Studio
- United Artists
Critic Reviews
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Howard Thompson, New York Times
Doc misfires. Too bad. this picture is loaded with talent and potential.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The movie really does give you a sense of inhabiting the West.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Director Perry is only moderately capable of handling the talents in a film which is either meditative or boring, depending on how it is viewed.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
A strange and enjoyable little take on an oft-told tale.
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Cast
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Stacy Keach
as Doc Holliday
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Faye Dunaway
as Kate Elder
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Harris Yulin
as Wyatt Earp
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Mike Witney
as Ike Clanton
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Denver John Collins
as The Kid
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Dan Greenberg
as Clum
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Penelope Allen
as Mattie Earp
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John Bottoms
as Virgil Earp
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Gene Collins
as Hotel Clerk
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Marshall Erwin Efron
as Mexican Bartender
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Bruce M. Fischer
as Billy Clanton
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Mart Hulswit
as Rev. Foster
- Dan van Husen
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Antonia Rey
as Concha
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John Scanlon
as Barlett
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Philip Shafer
as Morgan Earp
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Hedy Sontag
as Alley Earp
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Richard McKenzie
as Sheriff Beham
- Frank Perry
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John Miller
as Behan
- Per Barclay
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James Greene
as Frank McLowrey
- Harold L. Humes
- George Plimpton
- Norman Mailer
- William Styron
- Timothy Leary
- Michael Witney
