A Gunfight
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A Gunfight
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A Gunfight was the first mainstream American film to be produced by an Indian tribe -- specifically, the Jicarilla Apaches of New Mexico. Kirk Douglas and Johnny Cash star as Will and Abe, two long-in-tooth gunfighters with nary a dime between them. Although Will and Abe are fast friends, they agree to a winner-take-all showdown, selling tickets to the momentous event. The townspeople are certain that Will is going to win the shootout, but he knows that it would be a fatal mistake to underestimate Abe. Standing on the sidelines is Will's wife Nora (Jane Alexander), who seems curiously disinterested in the outcome, even though she may become a widow before the day is over. Despite the financial input of the Jicarilla tribe, A Gunfight has nothing to do with Indians; perhaps the tribe just wanted to put together a good, old-fashioned western, sans any social commentary. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviCast
- Kirk Douglas - Will Tenneray
- Johnny Cash - Abe Cross
- Jane Alexander - Nora Tenneray
- Karen Black - Jenny
- Keith Carradine - Cowboy
Credit
Mickey Sherard - Costume Designer, Lamont Johnson - Director, Bill Mosher - Editor, Johnny Cash - Composer (Music Score), Laurence Rosenthal - Composer (Music Score), Johnny Cash - Songwriter, Otis Malcolm - Makeup, Jack H. Young - Makeup, Tambi Larsen - Production Designer, David M. Walsh - Cinematographer, Harold Jack Bloom - Producer, A. Ronald Lubin - Producer, Darrell Silvera - Set Designer, Jack Solomon - Sound/Sound Designer, Glen Glenn - Sound/Sound Designer, Harold Jack Bloom - Screenwriter| A Gun, A Car, A Blonde (1997 Film), A Gun to the Head (2009 Film) | |
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A Gunfight
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| Directed by | Lamont Johnson |
| Produced by | Jicarilla Apache Tribe of American Indians |
| Written by | Harold Jack Bloom |
| Starring | Kirk Douglas Johnny Cash Jane Alexander |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | August 25, 1971 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Gunfight is a Western movie from 1971 directed by Lamont Johnson, starring Kirk Douglas and Johnny Cash.
The film was financed by the Jicarilla Apache Tribe, although there are no leading Native American characters in the story.
Plot
Will Tenneray and Abe Cross are two aging, famous gunfighters, both in need of money. Cross rides into town, having failed as a gold prospector. His reputation is such that everyone expects him to shoot it out with Tenneray, who capitalizes on his legend by working at the saloon to "sucker fools into buying drinks." To the town's surprise, Tenneray and Cross take a liking to one another. There is no hostility between them whatsoever.
Tenneray is desperate for money, however. He comes up with the idea to stage a duel to the death in a bullfight arena, with the ticket proceeds going to the winner. Unfortunately, by killing Cross, he reasons to Nora, his wife, "I could lose my best friend." The actual gunfight is shot in a low-key and unromanticised fashion, and is over in a couple of seconds. In an extended fantasy sequence near the end, the widow of the defeated gunfighter imagines what might have happened if her husband had won.
Cast
- Kirk Douglas as Will Tenneray
- Johnny Cash as Abe Cross
- Jane Alexander as Nora Tenneray
- Karen Black as Jenny Sims
- Keith Carradine as Young Gunfighter
- Dana Elcar as Marv
- Raf Vallone as Francisco Alvarez
- Eric Douglas as Bud Tenneray
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