Winchester ’73
Winchester '73
United States • 1950 • 1h 32m
Director
#1248Criterion Collection →Synopsis
Lin McAdam rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown, only to find himself in a shooting competition against him. McAdam wins the prize, a one-in-a-thousand Winchester rifle, but Dutch steals it and leaves town. McAdam follows, intent on settling his old quarrel, while the rifle keeps changing hands and touching a number of lives.
Synopsis
Lin McAdam rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown, only to find himself in a shooting competition against him. McAdam wins the prize, a one-in-a-thousand Winchester rifle, but Dutch steals it and leaves town. McAdam follows, intent on settling his old quarrel, while the rifle keeps changing hands and touching a number of lives.
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Credits
Crew
DirectorAnthony Mann
WriterBorden Chase, Robert L. Richards
CinematographerWilliam H. Daniels
ComposerWalter Scharf, Daniele Amfitheatrof, Milton Rosen, Charles Previn, Leith Stevens, Frank Skinner, Hans J. Salter, Paul Sawtell
EditorEdward Curtiss
ProducerAaron Rosenberg