Doc

Doc

1971 · 96 min · EN · 6.2 (50 votes)
Dir. Frank Perry · Starring Stacy Keach, Faye Dunaway, Harris Yulin, Michael Witney, Denver John Collins, Dan Greenburg · Music Jimmy Webb

“For the past 90 years these three people have been heroes. Until now!”

Western

Doc Holliday travels to Tombstone, Ariz., with prostitute Katie Elder. Although the trip is difficult because Doc is ill with tuberculosis, they eventually reach their destination, where Holliday is reunited with his old friend Marshal Wyatt Earp, who has been clashing with the Clanton gang. Tensions between Earp and the Clantons rise until their infamous final showdown brings it to a head.

VIBE

This revisionist Western feels less like a heroic tale and more like a gritty, character-driven study. It's a somber, cynical look at legendary figures, focusing on their flaws and the harsh realities behind the myths.

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