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Overview
Release Date:
21 August 1950 (Sweden) moreTagline:
RINGO WAS HIS NAME! THE CHALLENGE OF EVERY OUTLAW GUNMAN! THE NOTORIOUS SELF-DEFENSE KILLER! (original print ad - all caps) morePlot:
Notorious gunfighter Jimmy Ringo rides into town to find his true love, who doesn't want to see him. He hasn't come looking for trouble, but trouble finds him around every corner. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Psychological Western with an impressive Gregory Peck moreUS TV Schedule:
| Wed. July 30 | 5:15 AM | MAX |
Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Gregory Peck | ... | Jimmy Ringo | |
| Helen Westcott | ... | Peggy Walsh | |
| Millard Mitchell | ... | Marshal Mark Strett | |
| Jean Parker | ... | Molly | |
| Karl Malden | ... | Mac | |
| Skip Homeier | ... | Hunt Bromley | |
| Anthony Ross | ... | Deputy Charlie Norris | |
| Verna Felton | ... | Mrs. August Pennyfeather | |
| Ellen Corby | ... | Mrs. Devlin | |
| Richard Jaeckel | ... | Eddie |
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85 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)Certification:
West Germany:12 | Germany:12 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | USA:Approved (PCA #14217)MOVIEmeter: 
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Bob Dylan's 1986 song "Brownsville Girl," co-written with Sam Shepard, alludes to watching Peck in "The Gunfighter." Peck himself thanked Dylan publicly when he delivered the speech when Dylan was given his Kennedy Center award in 1997. moreQuotes:
Jimmy Ringo: How come I've got to run into a squirt like you nearly every place I go these days? What are you trying to do? Show off for your friends? moreSoundtrack:
Rock of Ages moreFAQ
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The Western is not my favorite genre. I've seen some of John Ford's classics and many B-Westerns. Of most I can't even remember the titles, but this one is different. It's much more a psychological study, without the grand landscapes, backgrounds or epic story lines. If John Ford's splendid cinematography is not for you, this one cuts back to the basics of human relationships, without the epic adventure many Westerns try to depict.
This film is skimmed down to an absolute minimum with Gregory Peck as Jimmy Ringo, notorious killer and the deadliest shot in the Old West. Though his appetite for bloodletting is over, Ringo is forced to stay on the run from young ambitious gunners determined to shoot him down. After killing an upstart in self-defense, he escapes to the nearby town of Caynenne. There, he hopes to convince his estranged wife (Helen Westcott) to resume their life together, but his arrival causes a sensation. With more young bucks gunning for him, Ringo's fate lies in the hands of the sheriff (Millard Mitchell), his old bandit partner.
With this film the old credo, "less is more", is evident. No great showdowns, not much action, just Gregory Peck in a great character study with carefully built-up tension. He never let me down, giving a fantastic performance, again.
Camera Obscura --- 9/10