A Gunfight
6.3
“In Bajo Rio, they pay to see a man kill a bull. Today, they'll pay to see a man kill another man.”
Will Tenneray and Abe Cross are two aging, famous gunfighters, both in need of money. Tenneray comes up with the idea to stage a duel to the death in a bullfight arena, with the ticket proceeds going to the winner.
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Johnny Cash
Abe Cross
Known for
North and South
Kirk Douglas
Will Tenneray
Known for
Paths of Glory
Spartacus
Jane Alexander
Nora Tenneray
Known for
The Ring
Kramer vs. Kramer
Karen Black
Jenny Simms
Known for
House of 1000 Corpses
Five Easy Pieces
Dana Elcar
Marv Green
Known for
MacGyver
The Sting
Robert J. Wilke
Marshal Tom Cater
Known for
Days of Heaven
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Keith Carradine
The Young Gunfighter
Known for
Fear the Walking Dead
Dexter
Eric Douglas
Bud Tenneray
Known for
The Golden Child
Tomboy
Paul Lambert
Ed Fleury
Known for
Planet of the Apes
Spartacus
Raf Vallone
Francisco Alvarez
Known for
The Godfather Part III
The Italian Job
James D. Cavasos
Newt Hale
No other roles listed
Philip L. Mead
Kyle Briggs
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Lamont Johnson Director · Harold Jack Bloom Screenplay Laurence Rosenthal Composer
Budget $2M · United States release August 25, 1971 · Produced in United States
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Joel Productions
Production
Harvest Pictures
Production
Thoroughbred Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Hungarian
Release dates
United States · August 25, 1971
Theatrical
Germany
December 18, 1979 · TV
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