Hour of the Gun (1967)
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John Sturges directed this sequel to his Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, which is more of a melancholy character study than an action Western. The Edward Anhalt screenplay (based on Douglas D. Martin's Tombstone's Epitaph) traces Wyatt Earp's (James Garner) moral decline from a lawman with… More John Sturges directed this sequel to his Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, which is more of a melancholy character study than an action Western. The Edward Anhalt screenplay (based on Douglas D. Martin's Tombstone's Epitaph) traces Wyatt Earp's (James Garner) moral decline from a lawman with high ideals to a mean-spirited vigilante bent on personal revenge. Ironically, Doc Holliday (Jason Robards), an admitted lawless gambler, reacts to Earp's vengeful turnabout by becoming the moral force that Earp has rejected. When Earp's brothers are killed by goons employed by Ike Clanton (Robert Ryan), Earp becomes obsessed with vengeance and organizes a posse to track down the killers. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Sturges
- Genres
- Western, Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 1, 1967 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Depicts folk-hero Wyatt Earp's moral decline from upstanding lawman to someone so filled with hatred that he's bent on personal revenge.
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...marvelously entertaining performances...
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Brent Simon, Now Playing Magazine
Trades in less stark superficialities and more adult shades of grey. The result is an underappreciated genre flick...
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Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Rewritten history (Wyatt Earp) is somber offering
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Cast
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James Garner
as Wyatt Earp
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Jason Robards
as Doc Holliday
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Robert Ryan
as Ike Clanton
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Albert Salmi
as Octavius Roy
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Charles Aidman
as Horace Sullivan
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Steve Ihnat
as Andy Warshaw
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Michael Tolan
as Pete Spence
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Frank Converse
as Virgil Earp
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Sam Melville
as Morgan Earp
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Austin Willis
as Anson Safford
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Richard Bull
as Thomas Fitch
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Larry Gates
as John P. Clum
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Karl Swenson
as Dr. Goodfellow
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Bill Fletcher
as Jimmy Ryan
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Robert Phillips
as Frank Stilwell
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William Schallert
as Herman Spicer
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Jon Voight
as Curly Bill Brocius
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Lonny Chapman
as Turkey Creek Johnson
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Monte Markham
as Sherman McMasters
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William Windom
as Texas Jack Vermillion
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Edward Anhalt
as Denver Doctor
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Walter Gregg
as Billy Clanton
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Jim Sheppard
as Tom McLowery
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Jorge Russek
as Latigo
