Winchester '73

1950
US
96 min
U

Directed by: Anthony Mann
Written by: Borden Chase, Robert L Richards
Cast: James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Stephen McNally

In a marksmanship contest Lin McAdam (Stewart) wins a prized rifle that is immediately stolen by a jealous rival (Stephen McNally). There follows an obsessive pursuit of the gun, which passes through many hands, climaxing in a dramatic shoot-out on a rocky precipice. The first in a series of psychologically charged collaborations between director Mann and actor Stewart.