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Gunfight in Abilene poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 58.9 / 100
1967·Western·1h 26m

GUNFIGHT IN ABILENE

“The time: NOON! The odds: DESPERATE! The result: MEMORABLE!”

Fighting in the Civil War a man accidently kills his friend. Returning to Abilene after the war he finds his former sweetheart about to marry the brother of the man he killed. To pay his debt he not only refuses to win her back but takes the job of Sheriff, a job he doesn't want, when the brother asks him. Still haunted by the killing he refuses to carry a gun. But there is trouble between the ranchers and the farmers and when he finds the brother murdered he straps on a gun and heads after the killer.

Above the Line
William Hale·DirectorJohn D. F. Black·ScreenplayBerne Giler·ScreenplayMaury Gertsman·Director of PhotographyShorty Rogers·Original Music ComposerGene Palmer·Editor
Cast
Bobby Darin·Cal WayneEmily Banks·Amy MartinLeslie Nielsen·Grant EversDonnelly Rhodes·Joe SladeDon Galloway·Ward KentFrank McGrath·Ned MartinMichael Sarrazin·Cord DeckerDon Dubbins·Rod SpragueWilliam Phipps·Frank NortonBarbara Werle·Leann
Full Crew
(9 credits)
Directing· 1
William Hale·Director
Writing· 2
John D. F. Black·ScreenplayBerne Giler·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Maury Gertsman·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Gene Palmer·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Shorty Rogers·Original Music ComposerBobby Darin·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 1
Helen Colvig·Costume Design
Production· 1
Howard Christie·Producer
By the Numbers
58.9
OF 100
Master Score
5.6
OF 10
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