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Gun the Man Down

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An outlaw is left by his cohorts and girlfriend to be captured after he is wounded during a heist. When he is released from prison, he tracks his old crew to a run-down town and plays a game of cat and mouse with them.
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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 12/18/2014
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The story is certainly not original. Go to Full Review
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Jul 19 Seen far worse. Couldn't have cost much to make, but the cast of western stalwarts don't just phone in their roles. Nice to see Bob Wilke in a role that involves a bit more than a few moments of sneering before being gunned down by the hero. Emile Meyer is excellent as the sherriff and Angie Dickinson's charisma jumps out of the screen. Not quite up to the standard of the Boetticher /Scott movies but certainly not a routine oater. See more 02/09/2023 James Arness also known as Matt Dillon was really good in this one. Yes, I recommend it, James Welch, Henderson., Arkansas February 8, 2023. See more 09/05/2020 Hoped for more. Found the acting laughable in places and the movie plodding. Fun to see Angie Dickinson in this early role. Other than that, Slow pace and bad acting = don't bother. See more 02/04/2017 Fantastic western from the brains behind the Ranown cycle. Angie Dickinson steals the show, as always, but none of the acting disappoints. Plot is great, dialogue is passable, could have been a classic but feels a little thrown together. Absolutely worth seeing, however, for the incredibly tense direction throughout the middle half. See more 06/15/2013 James Arness is an outlaw who is wounded and left behind by his partners and girlfriend following a bank holdup. Years later, after being released from prison, he seeks his revenge. It's a pretty by-the-numbers western and lacks any real originality, something of a hallmark of director Andrew V. McLaglen, making his directorial debut with this picture. However, you do get to see Angie Dickinson in an early film appearance, along with western stalwart Harry Carey Jr. as a deputy, which makes it a little bit better than your average episode of "Gunsmoke." See more 02/02/2013 Mostly energetic but seems long even at 74min. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis An outlaw is left by his cohorts and girlfriend to be captured after he is wounded during a heist. When he is released from prison, he tracks his old crew to a run-down town and plays a game of cat and mouse with them.
Director
Andrew V. McLaglen
Producer
Robert E. Morrison, John Wayne
Screenwriter
Burt Kennedy
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
Batjac Productions, Morrison-McLaglen Produuction
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 15, 1956, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 13, 2017
Runtime
1h 18m
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