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A Gunfight (1971)
Will Tenneray and Abe Cross are two aging, famous gunfighters, both in need of money. Cross rides into town, having failed as a gold prospector. His reputation is such that everyone expects him to shoot it out with Tenneray, who capitalizes on his legend by working at the saloon to "sucker fools into buying drinks." To the town's surprise, Tenneray and Cross take a liking to one another. There is no hostility between them whatsoever.Tenneray is desperate for money, however. He comes up with the idea to stage a duel to the death in a bullfight arena, with the ticket proceeds going to the winner. Unfortunately, by killing Cross, he reasons to Nora, his wife, "I could lose my best friend." The actual gunfight is shot in a low-key and unromanticised fashion, and is over in a couple of seconds. In an extended fantasy sequence near the end, the widow of the defeated gunfighter imagines what might have happened if her husband had won.
Updated May 21 2020
Cast
Robert J. Wilke
Marshal Tom Cater
Karen Black
Jenny Simms
Jane Alexander
Nora Tenneray
Eric Douglas
Bud Tenneray
Keith Carradine
The Young Gunfighter
Dana Elcar
Marv Green
Johnny Cash
Abe Cross
Crew
Kirk Douglas
Executive Producer
Darrell Silvera
Set Decoration
Harold Jack Bloom
Screenplay
Harold Jack Bloom
Producer
David M. Walsh
Director of Photography
Laurence Rosenthal
Original Music Composer
Tambi Larsen
Production Design
Bill Mosher
Editor
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