Western

Doc (1971): Cast & Plot

Name: Doc
Genre: Western
Released: 1971-08-01
Duration: 1 h 36 min
Cast: Stacy Keach, Faye Dunaway, Harris Yulin, Penelope Allen, Hedy Sontag

Doc is a 1971 western directed by Frank Perry, starring Stacy Keach as Doc Holliday, Faye Dunaway and Harris Yulin. It runs 1 hour 36 minutes.

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Released: August 1, 1971
Runtime: 1h 36m (96 min)
Director: Frank Perry
Genre: Western
Original language: English
Studio: FP Films
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Doc About?

The premise of Doc without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Doc Holliday, weakened by tuberculosis, rides to Tombstone, Arizona, accompanied by prostitute Katie Elder. His journey ends when he reunites with friend Marshal Wyatt Earp, who is locked in a bitter conflict with the Clanton gang. As the feud escalates, the two lawmen prepare for the showdown that will define the town’s fate.

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Cast & crew

Doc Cast & Characters

Stacy Keach leads the cast as Doc Holliday, with Faye Dunaway as Katie Elder and Harris Yulin as Wyatt Earp. Directed by Frank Perry; 27 actors are credited in all.

Director Frank Perry

Stacy Keach as Doc Holliday
Faye Dunaway as Katie Elder
Harris Yulin as Wyatt Earp
Penelope Allen as Mattie Earp

Also Starring in Doc

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Hedy Sontag Alley Earp
Dan van Husen Clanton Cowboy (uncredited)
Ferdinand Zogbaum James Earp
Michael Witney Ike Clanton
Fred Dennis Johnny Ringo
Richard McKenzie John Behan
James Greene Frank McLowery
Bruce M. Fischer Billy Clanton
Denver John Collins The Kid
John Bottoms Virgil Earp
Philip Shafer Morgan Earp
Luis Barboo
Marshall Efron Mexican Bartender
Antonia Rey Concha, Saloon Whore
Gene Collins Hotel Clerk
Gene Reyes Wong, Chinese Opium Den Owner (uncredited)

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Florencio Amarilla Man (uncredited)
Mart Hulswit Reverend Foster (uncredited)
John Scanlon Bartlett, Saloon Owner
Per Barclay Clanton Cowboy (uncredited)
Juan Manuel Torres Gómez
Dan Greenburg Clum
Henri Bidon Clanton Cowboy (uncredited)

Plot

Doc Plot Summary

What happens in Doc from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Doc Holliday, [Stacy Keach] and Kate Elder, [Faye Dunaway], cross paths in a roadside saloon on the way to Tombstone, Arizona. Doc outplays Ike Clanton, [Michael Witney], in a tense game of Five Card Stud and wins Kate for the night. The next day they ride on together, with Doc explaining that he hopes to reconnect with his old friend Wyatt Earp, [Harris Yulin], the deputy marshal of Cochise County who is running to become the town’s sheriff.

Full summary

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