Saturday, March 26, 2011

Hour of the Gun (1967)

The film begins with the gunfight at the OK corral. Wyatt Earp goes to trial and is acquitted. Then begins a treacherous war that Ike Clanton wages on Earp. Their rivalry is founded on Clanton's opposition (and Earp's support) to a law that gives Easterners 'free range' or something of the sort. Earp's friend 'Doc' Holliday stands by him all the way through.

Austere Western about the difficulties of abiding the law in times of lawlessness. It's also about friendship and the loyalty it entails.

Rating: 53

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