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      A Gunfight

      PG 1971 1h 30m Western List
      Reviews 42% 500+ Ratings Audience Score Two old gunfighters (Kirk Douglas, Johnny Cash) charge admission to the locals taking bets on their showdown. Read More Read Less

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      ric s What's not to like? thought it was ok movie starring Johnny Cash and Kirk Douglas, not the best of movies, but was more enjoyable than some of today's offerings. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review delysid d Kirk Douglas and Johnny Cash made a movie together Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/17/20 Full Review Audience Member This Unusual Western Was Produced By An Indian Tribe & Won't Appeal To All Western Fans. The Gunfight Referred In The Title Tough Is One That Won't Be Easily Forgotten. Kirk Douglas & Johnny Cash Play Aging Gunslingers, Who Decide To Sell Tickets To Their Upcoming Gunfight, So The Winner Keeps The Money Instead Of Not Seeing A Dime, From Bets Being Placed On Them. A Good Plot & A Long Slow Build Up Shows The Rivals Becoming Friends Just Before The Climactic Gunfight. A Great Flick, That's Often Forgot About. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member 120826: This is a neat film for multiple reasons. First off, it is the first mainstream American movie to be produced by an Indian tribe, the Jicarilla Apaches of New Mexico. And, in no way is it a commentary on the condition of American first nations. It's a western, speaking more on society's thirst for violence and, perhaps, what midlife crisis would be for aging gunfighters. Keith Carradine makes a short, cool and exciting appearance and you get to see what the results would for either combatant had they won, regardless of who actually wins. The only aspect I did not like is Johnny Cash (show me some musician who's done as good job as an actor). Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member The Man in Black and Kirk Douglas make a very strange pair in "A Gunfight", the movie is actually executed pretty well and Mr.Cash looks like he would have fit right into the old west, as a huge Cash fan I had to see him act, I guess I guess I just don't see him as an actor, while his performance isn't bad I just don't really see him as an actor. Kirk Douglas also was decent in this but I just don't really see him fitting in a western. While the story is sort of generic it is told simply but it also gets a bit slow and boring more than once and there are also a few scenes that I deemed unnecessary particularity the scene where it's reversed, where will kills abe, I just did not find that relevant. A Gunfight is an okay western without all the action but it moves a bit slowly with irrelevant scenes and sort of mediocre acting. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member A clip from this film featuring Johnny Cash as Abe Cross saying "You stay the hell away from me, ya hear?" is featured in Cash's widely acclaimed final music video "Hurt". Kirk Douglas' son is played by his real life son Eric Douglas (1958-2004). Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews It's agin bloodlust, but is all about bloodlust to sell its tale. Rated: C+ Apr 23, 2008 Full Review Steve Crum Kansas City Kansan Great names (Douglas and Cash) do not a great western necessarily make. This is definitely not a great oater. Rated: 2/5 Apr 20, 2007 Full Review Boo Allen Denton Record-Chronicle Rated: 2/5 Jan 12, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Two old gunfighters (Kirk Douglas, Johnny Cash) charge admission to the locals taking bets on their showdown.
      Director
      Lamont Johnson
      Production Co
      Paramount
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Western
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 30m