Death of a Gunfighter

Overview

In the turn-of-the century Texas town of Cottonwood Springs, marshal Frank Patch is an old-style lawman in a town determined to become modern. When he kills drunken Luke Mills in self-defense, the town leaders decide it's time for a change. That ask for Patch's resignation, but he refuses on the basis that the town, on hiring him, had promised him the job for as long as he wanted it. Afraid for the town's future and even more afraid of the fact that Marshal Patch knows all the town's dark secrets, the city fathers decide that old-style violence is the only way to rid themselves of the unwanted lawman.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 25, 1969

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Universal Pictures

Cast

Darleen Carr,Victor French,Carroll O'Connor,Kathleen Freeman,Sara Taft,John Saxon,Charles Kuenstle,Royal Dano,Dub Taylor,Richard Widmarkand 14 more

Director

Alan Smithee,Robert Totten,Don Siegel

Writer

Joseph Calvelli,Lewis B. Patten

Producer

Richard E. Lyons

Cinematography

Andrew Jackson

Music

Oliver Nelson

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0064217