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Director:
Writers:
Hal Goodman (story) &
Larry Klein (story) ...
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Release Date:
14 October 1964 (USA) more
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Tagline:
The cold-blooded killer who terrorized a town! more
Plot:
When Confederate soldier Matt Weaver returns to town after the Civil War, he finds that his home has been sold by town boss Sam Brewster... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
An immoral, racist and corrupt town hires a gunfighter. more (17 total)

Cast

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Yul Brynner ... Jules Gaspard d'Estaing
Janice Rule ... Ruth Adams

George Segal ... Matt Weaver
Alfred Ryder ... Doc Barker

Clifford David ... Crane Adams
Mike Kellin ... Blind Union vet
Brad Dexter ... Kenarsie
Pat Hingle ... Sam Brewster
Bert Freed ... Sheriff
John A. Alonzo ... Manuel (Weaver's friend in Mexicantown) (as John Alonzo)
Curt Conway ... McKeever
Clarke Gordon ... Hickman
Gerald Hiken ... Gully
Strother Martin ... Fiddler
Clifton James ... Tuttle
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Additional Details

Runtime:
92 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:U | West Germany:12 (f) (re-rating) | West Germany:16 (f) (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | Australia:PG

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The Psycho (1960) house set on the Universal Backlot, was the home for the character "Sam Brewster". more
Quotes:
Townsman: I've got a half dollar that says he's a skinny runt tied to a big gun. You know, them skinny ones is the ones that get handy with a gun. They got to, you know. more

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16 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
An immoral, racist and corrupt town hires a gunfighter., 8 February 2004
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Author: tmwest from S. Paulo, Brazil

Richard Wilson worked closely with Orson Welles as an assistant in "Magnificent Ambersons" and "Citizen Kane" also as an actor in "The Lady from "Shanghai". Considering he directed this film and wrote the screenplay with his wife, you certainly could expect a superior western like this one. Yul Brynner comes to a town dominated by a corrupt town boss and where there is also plenty of racism against the Mexicans. Even though the town fought for the Union most of the people behave as if they had opposite ideals. The irony is that George Segal who was the only Confederate is the most moral and open minded of them all. Brynner is paid to kill Segal, but he starts revolting against the corruption,and immorality of those who hired him.

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