Winchester '73

★★★★★

“The Gun That Won The West!”

1950 · 1 h 32 min

Directed by Anthony Mann

ActionDramaWestern

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Cast

James Stewart Shelley Winters Dan Duryea Stephen McNally Millard Mitchell Charles Drake

Credits

Written by: Robert L. Richards

Plot

A cowboy, Lin McAdam, hunts for the man who killed his father and stole a prized rifle, the "one in a thousand" Winchester '73, which passes from hand to hand through the West.

Sinekatalog’s take

A taut and influential Western with James Stewart.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (23,542 votes)
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