Hour of the Gun
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Hour of the Gun

Wyatt Earp - hero with a badge or cold-blooded killer?

6.5 / 10 1967 1h 40mNR English
Western

Storyline

Marshal Wyatt Earp kills a couple of men of the Clanton-gang in a fight. In revenge Clanton's thugs kill the marshal's brother. Thus, Wyatt Earp starts to chase the killers together with his friend Doc Holliday.

Cast & Crew

James Garner

James Garner

Marshal Wyatt Earp

Lead
Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Doc Holliday

Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan

Ike Clanton

Albert Salmi

Albert Salmi

Octavius Roy

Charles Aidman

Charles Aidman

Horace Sullivan

Steve Ihnat

Steve Ihnat

Andy Warshaw

Michael Tolan

Michael Tolan

Pete Spence

William Windom

William Windom

Texas Jack Vermillion

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Sturges's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Hour of the Gun is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker