Rating: NR
Genre:
Historical Film
Release Date: 05/17/2005
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD1
Run Time: 101 Minutes
Flags: Questionable for Children
Distributor/Studio: MGM
John Sturges directed this sequel to his
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, which is more of a melancholy character study than an
action Western. The
Edward Anhalt screenplay (based on
Douglas D. Martin's
Tombstone's Epitaph) traces
Wyatt Earp's (
James Garner) moral decline from a lawman with high ideals to a mean-spirited vigilante bent on personal revenge. Ironically,
Doc Holliday (
Jason Robards), an admitted lawless gambler, reacts to
Earp's vengeful turnabout by becoming the moral force that
Earp has rejected. When
Earp's brothers are killed by goons employed by
Ike Clanton (
Robert Ryan),
Earp becomes obsessed with vengeance and organizes a posse to track down the killers.
~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide