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Day of the Evil Gun

1968 · 95 min

A grim, deliberate western that simmers with moral tension and sudden violence, rewarding patience with a stark, memorable payoff.

Directed by
Jerry Thorpe
Genres
Western
Starring
Glenn Ford, Arthur Kennedy, Dean Jagger
Tagline
They had one enemy even more deadly than the Apaches... each other!
Overview
Returning home after disappearing three years ago, former gunslinger Lorn Warfield finds that an Apache raiding party has kidnapped his wife and children. Though he has renounced violence, he now takes up his gun and joins forces with his neighbor, Owen Forbes. Complicating matters, Forbes is engaged to Warfield's wife, who believed her husband was dead. As they pursue the Apaches, the two men are joined by an Indian trader, Jimmy Noble.

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Directed by
Jerry Thorpe
Genres
Western
Starring
Glenn Ford, Arthur Kennedy, Dean Jagger
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • redemption
  • guilt
  • survival
Places
  • wilderness
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
western
Directed by
Jerry Thorpe
Written by
Charles Marquis Warren, Eric Bercovici
Starring
Glenn Ford, Arthur Kennedy, Dean Jagger, Harry Dean Stanton, John Anderson, Paul Fix, Nico Minardos, Parley Baer
Cinematography
W. Wallace Kelley
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Italian

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