Winchester '73

Winchester '73

The Gun That Won The West!

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Release Date

7/12/1950

Runtime

92 mins

Genres

Overview

Lin McAdam rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown, only to find himself in a shooting competition against him. McAdam wins the prize, a one-in-a-thousand Winchester rifle, but Dutch steals it and leaves town. McAdam follows, intent on settling his old quarrel, while the rifle keeps changing hands and touching a number of lives.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$2,250,000

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A lean, propulsive western where a prized rifle becomes the thread connecting a series of violent encounters across the frontier, each ownership a step closer to a reckoning between two men.

Mood

TenseDefiant

Themes

RevengeObsession

Tone

Matter-of-fact

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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