Firecreek

Firecreek (1968)

  • 56% of users liked it
    (698 ratings)

Jimmy Stewart and Henry Fonda headline this western in which an old lawman (Stewart) attempts to keep his town safe from a band of recent returnees from the Missouri range wars and their villainous leader (Fonda), who threaten to destroy it with their drunken revelry. The old sheriff usually avoids… More

Unrated, 2 hr.
Directed By
Vincent McEveety
Written By
Calvin Clements
Genres
Western, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Jan 24, 1968 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    A mediocre Western, elevated by the star power of Henry Fonda (as the villain) and Jimmy Stewart

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    It's a B-western passed off as an A-western.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • jay n


    Gritty western with a melancholy tone. Stewart and Fonda do good work as adversaries although Henry is a conflicted villain. He has some good scenes with Inger Stevens that humanize his character. Inger imparts a real sense of muted sorrow to her part but also a core of strength, a… More

  • xGary X


    Decent if rather old-fashioned western, raised above meciocrity by the two heavyweight stars.

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