
The Shootist
1976


“The story of a man, a land and a love!”
73 votes
The epic story of a family involved in the Oklahoma Land Rush of April 22, 1889.
Director
Anthony MannWriters
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Original Language
English
Budget
$6.0M
Revenue
$11.0M
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Thinking as I have, upon seeing the two versions (on consecutive days) depicting the fourth (from April 22, 1889) of the five Oklahoma land rushes, I have to reconsider my initial impression that the 1931 film was marginally better than this, Mann's 1960 version. I realize I'm not a member of the Glenn Ford Fan Club by any stretch of the imagination, but his co-stars are WAY better, and in Anthony Mann, you find a master of both the Western and the epic format (his later 'The Fall of the Roman Empire' is one of my favourite films from the 60's). A jar of beeswax could have out-acted Richard…
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