The Fastest Gun Alive

The Fastest Gun Alive

WHAT HAPPENS in the next few minutes makes one of the most dramatic climaxes of any story you've ever seen!

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Release Date

7/12/1956

Runtime

89 mins

Overview

Whenever it becomes known how good he is with guns, ex-gunman George and his wife Dora have to flee the town, in fear of all the gunmen who might want to challenge him. Unfortunately he again spills his secret when he's drunk. All citizens swear to keep his secret and support him to give up his guns forever -- but a boy tells the story to a gang of wanted criminals. Their leader threatens to burn down the whole town, if he doesn't duel him.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A taut psychological western that trades gunfights for the weight of a man's past threatening to destroy the peace he's built. The real showdown is between George's desire for a quiet life and the inexorable pull of who he was.

Mood

TenseMelancholicDefiant

Themes

RedemptionIdentityIsolation

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

Naturalistic

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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