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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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Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine A well-acted, crisply directed western... Oct 31, 2019 Full Review Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television Good Western with visual style and liberal criticism of racism and the rich. Dec 29, 2015 Full Review Kelly Vance East Bay Express For all its strife it's a gorgeous film. Aug 26, 2011 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Energetic western that centers on the conflict between a father and his two sons. Rated: B Nov 6, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Andrew Y Excellent film. Beautifully shot, well acted and a tension building storyline, makes for thoroughly good afternoon entertainment. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/24 Full Review s r 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. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Among the ten best westerns of all time. Stellar performances by Tab Hunter and Van Heflin solidify its hold on greatness. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member good psychological western-Hunter shines. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member 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........ Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review 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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