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Death of a Gunfighter (Blu-ray)

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An elegaic tale of the Old West, the film's last minute switch of directors famously led to the birth of the 'Allen Smithee' pseudonym

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Starring Hollywood legends Richard Widmark (Madigan) and Lena Horne (Stormy Weather) – the latter in her first dramatic role – Death of a Gunfighter is an elegiac tale of the last days of the Old West.

In Cottonwood Springs, Marshal Frank Patch kills a man in self defence. The town council, wishing to move away from frontier justice and into the modern world, decide that it's time for Patch to retire. Patch refuses, but with the dead man’s son swearing revenge, and the council refusing to take no for an answer, he senses his time might be up.

Based on a novel by Lewis B Patten, the film made history when, due to director Robert Totten’s late replacement with Don Siegel (The LineupCharley Varrick), the pseudonym ‘Allen Smithee’ was born, prompting critics to praise Smithee’s debut!

Extras
  • High Definition remaster
  • Original mono audio
  • Audio commentary with screenwriter and novelist C Courtney Joyner and film historian Henry Parke (2023)
  • Man Out of Time (2023, 22 mins): film historian Neil Sinyard discusses the film’s complex production history
  • Siren Song (2023, 24 mins): Richard Dyer, author of Stars, considers the career of the actor, singer and activist Lena Horne
  • Exercise No. One (1962, 10 mins): rare short film based on the Ira Wolfert short story ‘Off the Highway’ and starring Richard Widmark, made by students of USC’s Cinema Department under the supervision of Fred Zinnemann
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
  • New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Limited edition 40-page booklet featuring a new essay by Paul Duane, an archival interview with Lena Horne, an extract from Don Siegel’s autobiography, an overview of contemporary critical responses, Michael Neyman on Exercise No. One, and full film credits
  • UK premiere on Blu-ray
  • Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK
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More Information
SKU 5060697922639
Catalogue Number PHILE290B
Product contents 1 disc
Year 1969
Director Allen Smithee
Format Blu-Ray
Publisher(s) Powerhouse Films
Countries USA
Colour Colour
Language(s) English
Blu-ray region B
Certificate 12
BFICID_ID 150015750
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