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The Quick and the Dead

  • TV Movie
  • 1987
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
2.3K
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The Quick and the Dead (1987)
DramaWestern

A mysterious stranger rides into a homesteading family's life when they are attacked by a ruthless gang.A mysterious stranger rides into a homesteading family's life when they are attacked by a ruthless gang.A mysterious stranger rides into a homesteading family's life when they are attacked by a ruthless gang.

  • Director
    • Robert Day
  • Writers
    • Louis L'Amour
    • James Lee Barrett
  • Stars
    • Sam Elliott
    • Tom Conti
    • Kate Capshaw
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    2.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Day
    • Writers
      • Louis L'Amour
      • James Lee Barrett
    • Stars
      • Sam Elliott
      • Tom Conti
      • Kate Capshaw
    • 30User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Sam Elliott
    Sam Elliott
    • Con Vallian
    Tom Conti
    Tom Conti
    • Duncan McKaskel
    Kate Capshaw
    Kate Capshaw
    • Susanna McKaskel
    Kenny Morrison
    Kenny Morrison
    • Tom McKaskel
    Matt Clark
    Matt Clark
    • Doc Shabitt
    Patrick Kilpatrick
    Patrick Kilpatrick
    • The Ute
    Jerry Potter
    • Red Hayle
    Billy Streater
    • Ike Mantle
    Del Shores
    Del Shores
    • Purdy Mantle
    R.L. Tolbert
    • Johnny Dobbs
    Jeffrey Meyer
    • Butcher McCloud
    • (as Jeffrey M. Meyer)
    Kurt D. Lott
    Kurt D. Lott
    • Lenny Shabitt
    Hardy Rawls
    Hardy Rawls
    • Joy the Blacksmith
    Larry Sellers
    Larry Sellers
    • Running Wolf
    Bill Stedman
    • Bartender
    • Director
      • Robert Day
    • Writers
      • Louis L'Amour
      • James Lee Barrett
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Sam Elliott did all of his own stunts.
    • Goofs
      A log cabin in the mountain wilderness in the late 1870s would not have had glass panes in the windows.
    • Quotes

      Con Vallian: Why is it that the man who begs for mercy never gives it?

    User reviews30

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    10/10
    Sam Elliot at his best
    This is a medium key film with a solid story line. You have to admire the economy with which HBO produced this film. Only about a dozen actors ever appear and most of them are gone by film's end. The pacing isn't fast but it's sure. Elliot moves through the phases of mysterious stranger to family friend and a logical fashion. Likewise Conti and Capshaw progress from greenhorns to being a self reliant family unit.
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    • May 21, 1999

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 28, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Er kam aus der Sonne
    • Filming locations
      • Wupatki National Monument - 25137 Sunset Crater-Wupatki Loop Road, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
    • Production companies
      • HBO Pictures
      • Home Box Office (HBO)
      • Joseph Cates Company
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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