The Sheepman
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The Sheepman

They called him the STRANGER WITH A GUN...

6.9 / 10 1958 1h 25mNR English
WesternComedy

Storyline

A stranger in a Western cattle-town behaves with remarkable self-assurance, establishing himself as a man to be reckoned with. The reason appears with his stock: a herd of sheep, which he intends to graze on the range. The horrified inhabitants decide to run him out at all costs.

Cast & Crew

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

Jason Sweet

Lead
Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Dell Payton

Leslie Nielsen

Leslie Nielsen

Stephen Bedford / Johnny Bledsoe

Mickey Shaughnessy

Mickey Shaughnessy

"Jumbo" McCall

Edgar Buchanan

Edgar Buchanan

Milt Masters

Willis Bouchey

Willis Bouchey

Frank Payton

Pernell Roberts

Pernell Roberts

Chocktaw Neal

Slim Pickens

Slim Pickens

Marshal

What People Are Saying

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