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Shotgun poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 57.8 / 100
1955·Western·1h 20m

SHOTGUN

“ROPEBAIT and RIFFRAFF...hot-blooded gunman and trail town Jezebel...”

Clay Hardin, a Deputy U.S. Marshal, is about to turn in his badge and take the job as the territory's Indian commissioner until the notorious Ben Thompson slays the marshal when he tried to make an arrest. Clay turns his back on a white-collar job and his girl to pursue the gang. Picking up a bounty hunter and a beautiful half-breed woman along the way, the little band follows the trail into Apache land where the lawman discovers that the outlaws plan to sell repeating rifles to the Indians.

Above the Line
Lesley Selander·DirectorClarke Reynolds·WriterRory Calhoun·WriterRoman Freulich·Still PhotographerCarl Brandt·MusicJohn C. Fuller·Editor
Cast
Sterling Hayden·Clay HardinYvonne De Carlo·AbbyZachary Scott·Reb CarltonGuy Prescott·Ben ThompsonFiona Hale·MidgeAngela Greene·AlethaLane Chandler·FletcherRobert J. Wilke·Bentley (as Robert Wilke)Paul Marion·DelgaditoJohn Pickard·Perez
Full Crew
(9 credits)
Directing· 1
Lesley Selander·Director
Writing· 2
Clarke Reynolds·WriterRory Calhoun·Writer
Camera· 1
Roman Freulich·Still Photographer
Editing· 1
John C. Fuller·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Carl Brandt·Music
Production· 1
John C. Champion·Producer
Other Departments· 2
Sid Mintz·Wardrobe DesignerEllsworth Fredericks·Cinematography
By the Numbers
57.8
OF 100
Master Score
6.0
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
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 Shotgun's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Adventurous, Dramatic
Composition
Layered
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Retro

“A vintage-style movie poster features a man in a cowboy hat and striped shirt holding a rifle on the left, looking left. To his right, a woman with short, curly”

western
Key Elements
Cowboy HatSheriff's BadgeRifleHorse
Atmosphere
Warm, Gritty
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Wilderness
Design Score
7/10
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