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Gunman's Walk

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Rancher Lee Hackett (Van Heflin) spends so much time trying to keep the violent streak of his son Ed (Tab Hunter) in check, he neglects the needs of his other son Davy (James Darren). When Ed's temper results in the death of an innocent Native American, Lee tries his best to cover his son's tracks by making a deal with unscrupulous horse trader Jensen (Ray Teal), who falsely testifies on Ed's behalf. But it becomes clear that Ed can't change, and a shootout between father and son ensues.
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Michael J. Casey Michael J. Cinema Apr 30
4.5/5
It’s a classic Saturday matinee that’s bound to stick to the ribs well after Sunday. Go to Full Review
Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine 10/31/2019
A well-acted, crisply directed western... Go to Full Review
Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television 12/29/2015
Good Western with visual style and liberal criticism of racism and the rich. Go to Full Review
Kelly Vance East Bay Express 08/26/2011
For all its strife it's a gorgeous film. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 11/06/2004
B
Energetic western that centers on the conflict between a father and his two sons. Go to Full Review
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Andrew Y 02/27/2024 Excellent film. Beautifully shot, well acted and a tension building storyline, makes for thoroughly good afternoon entertainment. See more s r @ScottR 11/13/2020 Well made, but a bit over the top for the irony, drama and unreasonableness of the characters. Saw it on TCM. They explained that Tarantino really liked it and based a character of it in his Hollywood 2019 film. I see it, but I don't consider this that good a movie. See more 07/21/2019 Among the ten best westerns of all time. Stellar performances by Tab Hunter and Van Heflin solidify its hold on greatness. See more 07/12/2019 Good movie. Nicely written with fine performances from James Darren and Tab Hunter. Van Heflin's character was a little uneven, but came through in the end. Yes, I would recommend it. Definitely not a B movie. See more 01/14/2015 good psychological western-Hunter shines. See more 02/02/2014 wow what a movie......ummmn i have just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a great movie 2 watch.....its got a good cast of actors/actressess thorughout this movie......i think that van heflin (.R.I.P.), tab hunter, kathryn grant, james darren, mickey shaughnessy (.R.I.P.), play good roles/parts throughout this movie.......i think that the director of this western/action/adventure/classics movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie.....i think that van heflin was absolutley brilliant throughout this movie.......its got a good soundtrack throughout this movie......i think that this is such a really well written/acted/directed movie 2 watch.......i think that the ending of this movie was just so really sad throughout this movie......i think that the gun shoot outs were really good thorughout this movie......i think that james darren was brilliant throughout this movie......i think that the ending of this movie was so really sad......its got good fight scenes throughout this movie......i think that this is such a really powerful drama movie 2 watch.....i think that this is such a really classics movie 2 watch its such a really sad ending of this movie.......i think that this is such a really classics movie 2 watch......i think that this is such a really powerful drama movie 2 watch its got a good cast throughout this movie.....i think that this is such a really enjoyable western movie 2 watch its got a great cast throughout this movie......its got a really sad ending throughout this movie......i think that this is a brilliant movie 2 watch its got a great cast throughout this movie.....its such a really sad movie 2 watch its an enjoyable movie 2 watch with a great cast throughout this movie its such a brilliant movie 2 watch......its such a great western movie 2 watch with a great cast throughout this movie its so really sad movie 2 watch but its such a brilliant movie 2 watch with a great cast throughout this movie........ See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Rancher Lee Hackett (Van Heflin) spends so much time trying to keep the violent streak of his son Ed (Tab Hunter) in check, he neglects the needs of his other son Davy (James Darren). When Ed's temper results in the death of an innocent Native American, Lee tries his best to cover his son's tracks by making a deal with unscrupulous horse trader Jensen (Ray Teal), who falsely testifies on Ed's behalf. But it becomes clear that Ed can't change, and a shootout between father and son ensues.
Director
Phil Karlson
Producer
Fred Kohlmar
Screenwriter
Frank S. Nugent
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 6, 2019
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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