The picture was directed by john sturges from a screenplay written by novelist leon uris. Meanwhile, holliday becomes incensed with the decision of kate fisher jo van fleet to turn him down in favor of another gunfighter john. When first released in 1957, the movie gunfight at the ok corral was a major blockbuster. The story of wyatt earp as he interacts and battles other famous figures of the wild west era. Doc holliday kirk douglas joins wyatt earp burt lancaster for tombstone showdown. Corral is a 1957 western film directed by john sturges, starring burt lancaster and kirk douglas wyatt earp lancaster is on ike clanton and johnny ringos track, when he meets doc holliday in fort griffin, texas. The gunfight was the result of a longsimmering feud, with. Lawman wyatt earp burt lancaster and gunfighter john doc holliday kirk douglas find themselves together again in tombstone, ariz. Lancaster as wyatt earp moves through this film like a ballet dancer and douglas as doc holliday squares that famous chin and gets tough while hacking up his lungs to tuberculosis. It stars kevin costner in the title role as the lawman of the same name, and features an ensemble cast that includes gene hackman, mark harmon, michael madsen, bill pullman, dennis quaid, isabella rossellini, tom sizemore, jobeth williams, mare winningham and jim. Stars kirk douglas, burt lancaster, rhonda fleming with dennis hopper, deforest kelley and lee van cleef lawman, wyatt earp is no stranger to trouble, but even he wouldnt have expected that riding into fort griffon, texas to take outlaws ike clanton and johnny ringo into custody would set in motion events that would later lead to the gunfight of his life in tombstone, arizona.
Corral 1957 was hardly the first, and wouldnt be the last, film to cover the legendary shootout involving wyatt earp, doc holiday, and those ornery clanton boys see john fords my darling clementine 1946 for the heavyweight champ of this particular story. Thus, wyatt starts to chase the killers together with his friend doc holliday. Heres what my darling clementine gets wrong about history. Corral is a 1957 western starring burt lancaster as wyatt earp and kirk douglas as doc holliday in a highly dramatized account of the infamous 1881 gunfight. The director was john sturges who later directed magnificent seven and the great escape. Douglas as doc holliday opposite burt lancasters wyatt earp, with a screenplay by leon uris. Martin milner malloy in adam12 and deforest kelley mccoy in star. More than 300 films have been shot in old tucson, including parts of the kurt russell and val kilmer film about wyatt earp and doc holliday, tombstone and the shootout scene in the gunfight at the o. Kirk douglas star as largerthanlife heroes in this classic western epic directed by john sturges. The star had scored a major success with dances with wolves so it seemed like a natural project, but he left following disagreements with screenwriter kevin jarre. Wyatt earp burt lancaster finds his resolve weakening as he enters the barber shop to persuade doc holliday kirk douglas to leave town, in gunfight at the o. An excellent buy that cant be missed if youre an old western movie fan like me.
Who can forget lancaster running and diving across the corral with a shotgun. I wanted to remember jo van fleet as cool hand lukes mother in the movie by that name, when she was so, on target, as arletta, a mother with strong feelings for. Burt lancaster and kirk douglas star as largerthanlife heroes in this classic western epic directed by john sturges. Wyatt earp is a 1994 american biographical western film directed, produced, and cowritten by lawrence kasdan, with dan gordon. Starz delivers exclusive original series and the best hollywood hits. The film begins in fort griffin, texas, where lawman wyatt earp played by burt. With kevin costner, dennis quaid, gene hackman, david andrews.
With kurt russell, val kilmer, sam elliott, bill paxton. An older, wiser wyatt earp hugh obrian arrives in arizona and reflects on his past glories and triumphs as an instrumental force who brought justice and order to tombstone, a landmark of. On the trail of the shootout at the ok corral pulse news. An excellent movie, kirk douglas, burt lancaster as doc holiday and wyatt earp. A look at the extraordinary career of one of hollywoods most iconic. Burt lancaster plays wyatt earp, the renowned lawman, while kirk douglas is consumptive gambler and gunfighter doc holliday the two meet in difficult circumstances, as. I always considered this version of the wyatt earp story as more factuallybased. Earp comes to arizona on a mission to bring the clayton clan to justice. This western has 2 top actors at their prime, burt lancaster and kirk douglas as wyatt earp and doc holiday. Kirk douglas and burt lancaster had worked together in i walk alone 1947, and often saw each other at various hollywood functions. James earp, whos murdered at the beginning of the movie while still in his teens, actually lived to be 84. Corral shootout in tombstone, arizona, gunfight at the o.
The film also contains notable early acting roles for dennis hopper and lee van cleef as well as actors who would become well known in television. Corral is a 1957 american technicolor western film starring burt lancaster as wyatt earp and kirk douglas as doc holliday, loosely based on the actual event which took place on october 26, 1881. Lawman wyatt earp and outlaw doc holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in. The script was written by leon uris, author of exodus. Corral, this time with burt lancaster as wyatt and kirk douglas as doc. Lawman wyatt earp and outlaw doc holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary gunfight at the o. Lancaster gives a solid performance as the incorruptible lawman but is perhaps more naturally suited for the part of the mercurial and morally ambiguous holliday.
Historical inaccuracies aside, my darling clementine is a. Gunfight at the ok corral the movie 1957 lily absinthe. When earp defends the sickly gambler john doc holliday douglas and puts a stop to the clantons. Frontier lawman wyatt earp lancaster joins his three brothers in their feud against the villainous clanton gang, a local clan of cattle thieves in tombstone, arizona. Part 2as promised, here are more really good kirk douglas movies, celebrating the macho star who left us at 103.
With burt lancaster, kirk douglas, rhonda fleming, jo van fleet. Actors kirk douglas a list of 31 titles created 20 aug 20 some of the best westerns i have seen. Corral is a 1957 american technicolor western film starring burt lancaster as wyatt earp and kirk douglas as doc holliday. Corral was a 30second shootout between lawmen and members of a loosely organized group of outlaws called the cowboys that took place at about 3. With james garner, jason robards, robert ryan, albert salmi. I saw this film when it was first released and own the film in vhs and dvd formats. Along the great divide was the first of many kirk douglas westerns the development of tombstone and wyatt earp are hopelessly intertwined, with the former starting life as a vehicle for kevin costner. The casting of burt lancaster and kirk douglas as wyatt earp and doc holliday respectively is inspired, although the reverse casting may have made for a more interesting film.
Part of the movie was shot on the set of paramount ranch. Marshal wyatt earp kills a couple of men of the clanton gang in a fight. Tiomkin was one of the best of movie composers, his music gave that extra oomph. It is generally regarded as the most famous shootout in the history of the american wild west.
Corral 1957, directed by john sturges and starring burt lancaster as wyatt earp and kirk douglas as doc holliday, is perhaps the most popular and flamboyant version of the events leading up to and occurred during the legendary gunfight on october 26, 1881, dr. Burt lancaster plays wyatt earp, the renowned lawman, while kirk douglas is consumptive gambler and gunfighter doc holliday the two. More movies to remember kirk douglas by entertainment. Of the many filmed versions of the october 26, 1881, o. Stanwyck, douglas played supporting roles in several notable films. But, as douglas recounted in his autobiography, the ragmans son, they didnt become friends until this movie, which lead to some pretty looseandeasy moments on the set. I wanted to remember jo van fleet as cool hand lukes mother in the movie by that name, when she was so, on target, as arletta, a mother with strong feelings for a son who had gone wrong. Wyatt earp and his brothers were never cattle drivers.
A successful lawmans plans to retire anonymously in tombstone, arizona are disrupted by the kind of outlaws he was famous for eliminating. Corral was one of the most elaborate and starstudded. Ill begin this one with perhaps his most famous role. Kirk douglas as doc holliday reteamed with burt lancaster as wyatt earp in the 1957 western gunfight at the o. Corral1957, directed by john sturges and starring burt lancaster as wyatt earp and kirk douglas as doc holliday, is perhaps the most popular and flamboyant version of the events leading up to and occurred during the legendary gunfight on october 26, 1881, dr. Before turning to gunslinging, doc holliday had been a dentist, not a surgeon, and he died in his bed of tuberculosis years after the events depicted here.
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