Invitation to a Gunfighter
| Invitation to a Gunfighter | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Richard Wilson |
| Produced by | Richard Wilson |
| Written by |
Hal Goodman Larry Klein |
| Starring |
Yul Brynner Janice Rule George Segal |
| Music by | David Raksin |
| Cinematography | Joseph MacDonald |
| Edited by | Robert C. Jones |
Production company |
Hermes Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release dates | October 14, 1964 |
Running time | 92 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.8 million[1] |
| Box office | $3.1 million[1] |
Invitation to a Gunfighter is a 1964 Western directed by Richard Wilson, starring Yul Brynner and George Segal. It was based on a 1957 teleplay by Larry Klien that appeared on Playhouse 90.[2]
Plot
Confederate veteran Matt Weaver (George Segal) returns home to New Mexico after the Civil War and discovers his farm was sold by a banker named Brewster (Pat Hingle). His fiancee Ruth (Janice Rule) has married another man in his absence.
Ruth's husband and other Union sympathizers in town resent Weaver's allegiance to the Rebels during the war. His town turns against him, and soon Brewster hires a mulatto gunman named d'Estaing (Yul Brynner) to come to town and provoke Weaver into a fatal fight. However, the gunfighter becomes a malevolent and sinister force and so the town leaders are forced to turn to the Rebel whom they once wanted dead, to save them from the killer they hired.
Cast
- Yul Brynner as Jules Gaspard d'Estaing
- Janice Rule as Ruth Adams
- George Segal as Matt Weaver
- Alfred Ryder as Doc Barker
- Clifford David as Crane Adams
- Mike Kellin as Blind Union vet
- Brad Dexter as Kenarsie
- Pat Hingle as Sam Brewster
- Bert Freed as Sheriff
- John A. Alonzo as Manuel (Weaver's friend in Mexicantown) (as John Alonzo)
- Curt Conway as McKeever
- Clarke Gordon as Hickman
- Gerald Hiken as Gully
- Strother Martin as Fiddler
- Clifton James as Tuttle
- Dal Jenkins as Dancer
Reception
The film recorded a loss of $900,000.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Tino Balio, United Artists: The Company That Changed the Film Industry, University of Wisconsin Press, 1987 p. 146
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0675580/
External links
- Invitation to a Gunfighter at the Internet Movie Database
- Invitation to a Gunfighter at Rotten Tomatoes
- Invitation to a Gunfighter at the TCM Movie Database
- Invitation to a Gunfighter at AllMovie