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Man with the Gun poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 72.0 / 100
1955·Western·1h 24m

MAN WITH THE GUN

“A man who lived and breathed violence!”

A stranger comes to town looking for his estranged wife. He finds her running the local girls. He also finds a town and sheriff afraid of their own shadow, scared of a landowner they never see who rules through his rowdy sidekicks. The stranger is a town tamer by trade, and he accepts a $500 commission to sort things out.

Above the Line
Richard Wilson·DirectorRichard Wilson·ScreenplayN.B. Stone Jr.·ScreenplayLee Garmes·Director of PhotographyAlex North·Original Music ComposerGene Milford·Editor
Cast
Robert Mitchum·Clint TollingerJan Sterling·Nelly BainKaren Sharpe·Stella AtkinsHenry Hull·Marshal Lee SimsEmile Meyer·Saul AtkinsJohn Lupton·Jeff CastleBarbara Lawrence·Ann WakefieldTed de Corsia·"Frenchy" LescauxLeo Gordon·Ed PinchotJames Westerfield·Mr. Zender
Full Crew
(20 credits)
Directing· 2
Richard Wilson·DirectorSid Sidman·Assistant Director
Writing· 4
Richard Wilson·StoryRichard Wilson·ScreenplayN.B. Stone Jr.·ScreenplayN.B. Stone Jr.·Story
Camera· 1
Lee Garmes·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Gene Milford·Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Alex North·Original Music ComposerHershy Kay·OrchestratorEmil Newman·Music DirectorAnthony Carras·Sound EditorJohn K. Kean·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 3
Hilyard M. Brown·Art DirectionEdward G. Boyle·Set DecorationDon L. Cash·Makeup Artist
Production· 2
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.·ProducerFrank Parmenter·Production Manager
Other Departments· 2
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.·PresenterJane Romeyn·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
72.0
OF 100
Master Score
6.7
OF 10
IMDb
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Man with the Gun's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Serious, Tense
Composition
Centered
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The movie poster features a man in a cowboy hat, red shirt, and blue pants standing prominently in the foreground against a yellow background. He has a gun hols”

western
Key Elements
GunCowboy HatDocument
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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