Winchester '73
 | Directed by Anthony Mann Starring: James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Stephen McNally, Millard Mitchell Universal Studios, 1950, DVD Customer Rating: 45 reviews Recommend |
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Stewart stars as an frontiersman attempting to track down his father's murderer and the whereabouts of his one-of-a-kind rifle, the Winchester '73.
Winchester '73 is the first in a remarkable string of five classic westerns that James Stewart made with Anthony Mann in the 1950s (followed by Bend of the River, The Man from Laramie, The Naked Spur, and The Far Country). It is also distinguished for having helped revive the Western at the box office, and for being the first film in which the star forsook a huge up-front salary in favor of a share of the profits — a strategy that made Stewart rich and forever changed the way that Hollywood does business. The movie itself is pretty darned impressive, too. Stewart traces a stolen Winchester rifle through several owners until he finds the man he's looking for. The final spectacular shootout in craggy, mountainous terrain is justly famous. — Jim Emerson
Title: Winchester '73
Sales Rank: 6169 in DVD
Actor: James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Stephen McNally, Millard Mitchell
Director: Anthony Mann
Studio: Universal Studios, 2003-05-06, Theatrical Release: 1950-07-12
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC, Acpect Ratio 1.33:1
Languages: Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region Code: 1
Running Time: 92 minutes
Item Dimensions: 0.22 pounds
Package Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches, 0.15 pounds
- Have Gun, Will Travel
One of my favorite westerns, WINCHESTER '73 is a visual feast, backed by an excellent story and acting talent.
Taken on one level it is simply a "quest" film. Lin McAdam (James Stewart) and his pal High Spade Frankie Wilson (Millard Mitchell) have a newly won Winchester rifle stolen from them. The thief is Dutch Henry Brown (Stephen McNally), a fellow… More reviews
- AWESOME!!
- My all time favorite western!! I remember watching this movie with my dad, and now that I'm an adult, I own the DVD and bust it out whenever I'm in the mood to see the good guy win!! The first gun I ever bought was a lever-action Winchester because I wanted one after watching this movie!! Do yourself a favor and watch this… More reviews
- A unique western
- "Winchester '73" is a western which is so good that even people who don't normally care for westerns would enjoy it. The story is unusual (the passage of a coveted firearm from one person to another as the story progresses), the cast star-studded (a young Rock Hudson and Tony Curtis are among those with small roles), and the plot fast-moving… More reviews
- ON TARGET
In the 50s, James Stewart made five fine westerns with director Anthony Mann. The others in this series were: "Bend of the River," "The Man from Laramie," "The Naked Spur," and "The Far Country." Not quite in the same league as the best of Budd Boetticher's much lower-budgeted Randolph Scott classics, but Mann's films… More reviews
- The Most Wanted Gun
- All for the love of a one of its kind,Winchester rifle,patented 1873,the kind of gun every kid dreams of,and will set the tone for this one of a kind western,starring Jimmy Stewart,Shelly Winters and Dan Duryea,directed by the legendary Anthony Mann. The film starts off with a bang,like the races,as the town's best known marksmen shoot it out to the… More reviews
