Winchester '73
Studio: Universal-International
Starring: James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Stephen McNally
Director: Anthony Mann
Writer: Borden Chase, Robert L. Richards
Producer: Aaron Rosenberg
Winchester '73 is a 1950 American Western film noir starring James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea and Stephen McNally. Directed by Anthony Mann and written by Borden Chase and Robert L. Richards, the film is set in 1876 and follows the turbulent passing of a prized Winchester 1873 repeating rifle from one ill-fated owner to another interwoven with a cowboy's search for a murderous fugitive.
Trivia
- The film was originally intended to have been directed by Fritz Lang, but Universal did not want Lang to also produce it through his own company, Diana Productions.
- Lang's idea was for the rifle to be Stewart's character's only source of strength and his only excuse for living, making the quest for his rifle a matter of life and death.
- With Lang out of the picture, Universal produced the film with up-and-coming Anthony Mann directing, Stewart's choice, as he had admired some of Mann's prior work.
Previous Showings
8 Runs • 6 Festivals
5,534 tickets sold
Original Billings: 1 run (July 23, 1950)
Original Run: July 23, 1950 (Sunday - Friday)
All runs on record (8):
- July 23, 1950 (Sunday - Friday)James Stewart, Shelley Winters
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