A Gunfight (1971)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Lamont Johnson

Writer:

Harold Jack Bloom (writer)

Release Date:

4 October 1971 (Denmark)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

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

Plot Keywords:

Entertainment | Gunfight | Bullfight | Gunfighter | Horse Killed

Cast

Kirk Douglas	...	Will Tenneray
Johnny Cash	...	Abe Cross
Jane Alexander	...	Nora Tenneray
Karen Black	...	Jenny Simms
Dana Elcar	...	Marv Green
Keith Carradine	...	The young gunfighter
Robert J. Wilke	...	Marshal Tom Cater
Eric Douglas	...	Bud Tenneray
Paul Lambert	...	Ed Fleury
Raf Vallone	...	Francisco Alvarez
James Cavasos	...	Newt Hale
Philip L. Mead	...	Kyle Briggs
George Le Bow	...	Dekker
John J. Wallwork	...	Toby Leach
Neil Davis	...	Canbury

Also Known As:

Gunfight (USA)

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Australia:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:15 (cut) | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PG | West Germany:16 | Australia:M (cable rating)

Filming Locations:

Eaves Movie Ranch - 105 Rancho Alegre Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Harvest

Trivia:

A clip from this film featuring Johnny Cash as Abe Cross saying "You stay the hell away from me, ya hear?" featured in Cash's final music video before his death. The video was the widely acclaimed "Hurt" directed by Mark Romanek

Quotes:

Abe Cross: You stay the hell away from me, ya hear?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' (2000) (TV)

One of Cash's Best Film Performances

As one of Cash's most ardent music fans, I have unfortunately almost always been disappointed with his performances on the silver screen. His films are usually poorly written, shot, edited (which you can almost always blame the director.) This one, I was almost thrown out of my chair. Though Cash was not a disciplined actor he had his charisma, and the director, for all his faults recognized this and seemed less inclined to dictate him and just let The Man say his lines the way Cash himself would say them. Though this film is not for everyone, those who appreciate westerns and those especially inclined towards the late, great Man In Black will appreciate it. If given the choice, I recommend the 1989 re-release on VHS titled "Dueling Guns."