Biographical western

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957): Cast, Ratings & Plot

Name: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Genre: Biography, Drama, Western
Released: 1957-05-30
Duration: 2 h 2 min
Cast: Jo Van Fleet, John Ireland, Lyle Bettger, Rhonda Fleming, Earl Holliman

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Gunfight at the O.K. Corral is a 1957 biographical western directed by John Sturges, starring Jo Van Fleet, John Ireland and Lyle Bettger. It runs 2 hours 2 minutes. It was nominated for 2 Oscars. Critics gave it 87% on Rotten Tomatoes and 56 on Metacritic.

Rotten Tomatoes: 87%
award nominations: 3
Metascore: 56

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Released: May 30, 1957
Runtime: 2h 2m (122 min)
Director: John Sturges
Genres: Biography , Drama , Western
Original language: English
Studio: Paramount Pictures
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Gunfight at the O.K. Corral About?

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In Tombstone, Arizona, lawman Wyatt Earp finds himself facing off against the notorious Clayton gang. He reconnects with old friend and gambler Doc Holliday, whose own personal struggles stem from a past relationship with Kate Fisher. As tensions rise in the lawless town, Earp and Holliday reluctantly join forces, leading to a fateful and legendary confrontation at the O.K. Corral.

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Cast & crew

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Cast

Jo Van Fleet leads the cast, with John Ireland and Lyle Bettger. Directed by John Sturges; 10 actors are credited in all.

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More from John Sturges

More films directed by John Sturges, best-rated first: The Magnificent Seven, Hour of the Gun, The Eagle Has Landed and Joe Kidd.

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Ratings

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Reviews & Ratings

Critics gave Gunfight at the O.K. Corral 87% on Rotten Tomatoes and 56 on Metacritic.

Rotten Tomatoes

87% Tomatometer

Popcornmeter 70%
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Metacritic

56 Metascore

User score 7.3
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TMDB

70% User score
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Plot

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Plot Summary

What happens in Gunfight at the O.K. Corral from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.

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In the dusty Texan town of Fort Griffin, a man named Ed Bailey, portrayed by Lee Van Cleef, rides in with a singular purpose: to seek vengeance for his fallen brother, slain by the infamous gunslinger, John H. “Doc” Holliday. As fate would have it, Bailey’s arrival coincides with that of Kate Fisher, played by Jo Van Fleet, the mysterious woman devoted to Holliday, who returns to her lover’s abode amid a climate of rising tensions. The atmosphere is thick with foreboding as Holliday and Bailey engage in a fierce verbal confrontation, marked by the unsettling sound of knives being thrown against the door, which serves as a stark reminder of the lurking dangers surrounding them.

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