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Winchester '73

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Winchester '73

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Western starring James Stewart, Dan Duryea and Shelley Winters. Lin McAdam arrives in Dodge City in hot pursuit of his father's killer. He wins a coveted Winchester '73 rifle in the Fourth of July shooting contest, but the gun is stolen and McAdam sets about retrieving his prize.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Tony Sloman

The first of a marvellous series of movies pairing star James Stewart and director Anthony Mann, this western doesn't really tell the tale of "the gun that won the West". Instead, it focuses on the legendary "one in a thousand" perfect Winchester, seen here as a prize in a Dodge City shooting contest where Will Geer, as Wyatt Earp, presides over sharpshooters Stewart and a brilliantly sneering Stephen McNally. This is a fine, mature work: adult, intelligent and moral, creating a laconic new persona for the admirable Stewart. The brilliant black-and-white camerawork is by Garbo's favourite, William Daniels, and Mann's use of transition (dissolves, fades to black) is exemplary. Also, watch out for a pre-stardom Rock Hudson as Young Bull, and an even younger Tony Curtis as a cavalry trooper.

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rolenameLin McAdamJames StewartLola MannersShelley WintersWaco Johnny Dean Dan DuryeaDutch Henry BrownStephen McNallyJohnny "High Spade" WilliamsMillard MitchellSteve MillerCharles DrakeJoe LamontJohn McIntireWyatt EarpWill GeerSergeant WilkesJay C FlippenYoung BullRock HudsonJack RiderJohn Alexander (1)WesleySteve BrodieDoanTony Curtis

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rolenameDirectorAnthony Mann

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English

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video and DVD

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Black and white

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