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The Fastest Gun Alive

1956 · 89 min

A slow-burning psychological western that tightens like a coiled spring, trading gunplay for dread, moral weight, and a quietly devastating final stand.

Directed by
Russell Rouse
Genres
Drama, Western
Tagline
WHAT HAPPENS in the next few minutes makes one of the most dramatic climaxes of any story you've ever seen!
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.

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Directed by
Russell Rouse
Genres
Drama, Western
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • fate
  • family
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance5
Tension7
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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