A Gunfight

A Gunfight

1971 · 89 min · EN · PG · 5.8 (28 votes)
Dir. Lamont Johnson · Starring Johnny Cash, Kirk Douglas, Jane Alexander, Karen Black, Dana Elcar, Robert J. Wilke · Music Laurence Rosenthal

In Bajo Rio, they pay to see a man kill a bull. Today, they'll pay to see a man kill another man.

Western

Will Tenneray and Abe Cross are two aging, famous gunfighters, both in need of money. Tenneray comes up with the idea to stage a duel to the death in a bullfight arena, with the ticket proceeds going to the winner.

VIBE

A dusty, elegiac Western that feels like a final, weary stand. It's a somber, character-driven piece about aging legends facing their last act, finding a strange dignity in a brutal, staged spectacle.

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