Burt lancaster, jack elam, kirk douglas, rhonda fleming, jo van fleet, john ireland official content from paramount home. Corral 1957 kirk douglas, burt lancaster, deforest kelley, and john hudson in gunfight at the o. Corral ist ein western des regisseurs john sturges aus dem jahr 1957. 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. Corral starring burt lancaster as wyatt earp, and kirk douglas as doc holliday offers a wildly fictionalized depiction of the climactic gunfight. The film begins in fort griffin, texas, where lawman wyatt earp played by burt lancaster first encounters doc holliday.
Watch the video for gunfight at the ok corral from frankie laines on the trail for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Corral is a 1957 american western film, based around the famous gunfight, starring burt lancaster as wyatt earp, and kirk douglas a doc holliday. Corral is een amerikaanse western uit 1957 onder regie van john sturges. Gunfight at the ok corral 1957 is a film based on a real event which took place on october 26, 1881. Probably the most ok of all the portrayals of the gunfight at the ok corral. Martin milner malloy in adam12 and deforest kelley mccoy in star. Corral, american western film, released in 1957, that was loosely based on the shootout 1881 that made mythical heroes of wyatt earp and doc holliday. Lawman wyatt earp and outlaw doc holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary gunfight at the o. Lawman wyatt earp burt lancaster and gunfighter john doc holliday kirk douglas find themselves together again in tombstone, ariz. Thus, for many years, even before john sturges film, gunfight at the ok corral, the street fight in tombstone was known under the aforementioned monicker, in print all over the world. Corral is a 1957 american western film starring burt lancaster as wyatt earp and kirk douglas as doc holliday, based on a real event which took place on october 26, 1881. The gunfight at the ok corral written by james allder.
It was directed by john sturges and features a screenplay. Dec 05, 20 the film score is presented in mono, with a stable of special bonus tracks, including source music tracks, demos and select stereo tracks. The most glaring fictionalization was showing the main gunfight actually taking place at the o. Corral, as it later became known, in many ways marked the end of the age of frontier justice, and it would not be long before tombstones great era came to an end. In one wyatt saves docs hide, in the next doc is the only one to come to wyatts assistance. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24.
Corral is one of the many films that have told the tale of the famous showdown between the earps and the clantons, but setting this version apart is the ideal casting of burt lancaster as the straightshooting marshal wyatt earp, and kirk douglas as the sardonic, dying gambler, doc holliday. What this is is a buddy film, with the often prickly relationship between wyatt earp and doc holliday holding the various short episodes together. And its simply because of that whole range of different things that add up in a great movie and slip and slither in a decent one. This event has been the subject of numerous books and movies, some of them. While the film is still overtly melodramatic in a few scenes its saved by burt lancaster as the legendary wyatt earp who is then overshadowed by kirk douglas as doc holliday in a bigger then. Corral by frankie laine from the hell bent for leather. John sturgess gunfight at the ok corral has a wonderfully clear formal structureits three acts take place in three townsand the character beats are so well directed that you might not even notice that the actual narrative contained within it is contrived and. Gunfight at the ok corral 1957 once upon a time in a. 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.
There were 9 movies made based on the historical shootout at the o. The gunfight at the ok corral western mining history. Burt lancaster wyatt earp, kirk douglas doc holliday, rhonda fleming, jo van fleet, john ireland johnny ringo, lyle bettger ike clanton, frank faylen, earl holliman, ted decorsia, dennis hopper, whit bissell, deforest kelley, martin milner. You can find more information regarding this film on its imdb page. Marquardt, george parrish, herb taylor, leonid raab, lucien cailliet, jack hayes, michael heindorf, with vocal arrangements by charles henderson, ozalid. It is generally regarded as the most famous shootout in the history of the american wild west. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 76 produced by 3 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting by 1 art direction by 2 set decoration by 2 costume design by 1 makeup department 4 production management 4 second unit director or assistant director 4. Corral and events surrounding it at tombstone,arizona in 1881. Note the powerful use of whistling echoed so many years later in sergio leones dollars trilogy.
The film is presented with actual historical settings and events, but fictionalizes a lot of the interaction between the characters. The film score is presented in mono, with a stable of special bonus tracks, including source music tracks, demos and select stereo tracks. Gunfight at the ok corral 1957 posted by mark franklin on aug 2, 2017 burt lancaster is wyatt earp, kirk douglas is doc holliday in this story of how the two men became friends and wound up standing side by side in the gunfight at the ok corral. Which movie is most accurate to the shootout at the o. It was directed by john sturges and features a screenplay written by novelist leon uris, starring burt lancaster and kirk douglas. 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. Corral stars burt lancaster, kirk douglas, rhonda fleming, jo van fleet the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 2 min, and received a score of out of. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in gunfight at the ok corral 1957. This event has been the subject of numerous books and movies, some of them becoming western classics like the movie tombstone.
Corral, american western film, released in 1957, that was loosely based on the shootout 1881 that made mythical heroes. Burt lancaster, kirk douglas, rhonda fleming, jo van fleet, john ireland based on the legendary gun fight at the ok corral, a man moves back to be with his brothers in arizona only to become embroiled in a feud with a local family. Corral shootout in tombstone, arizona, gunfight at the o. Apr 03, 2007 there were 9 movies made based on the historical shootout at the o. Gunfight at the ok corral 1957 once upon a time in a western. The gunfight at the ok corral was a gunfight that took place at about 3. Based on the movie experts in entertainment weekly magazine,name the movie that most accurately portrays the shootout at the o.
The gunfight was the result of a longsimmering feud, with. Ausfuhrliche filmbeschreibung worum geht es bei gunfight at the ok corral. Corral is the popular 1957 western from acclaimed journeyman action director john sturges the great escape, the magnificent seven, ice station zebra, the old man and the sea. Virgil earp, morgan earp, and doc holliday are wounded. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival.
Of the many filmed versions of the october 26, 1881, o. The shootout was couched in the movie as a heavilyarmed firefight. Thus, for many years, even before john sturges film, gunfight at the ok corral, the street fight in tombstone was known under. The gunfight at the ok corral is certainly the most famous shootout of the old west. Gunfight at the ok corral 1957 movie synopsis and info. The gunfight at the ok corral, the wild wests most famous gun battle, lasts just 30 seconds with approximately 30 shots being fired. Mar 02, 2012 of the many filmed versions of the october 26, 1881, o. Corral is one of the many films that have told the tale of the famous showdown between the earps and the clantons, but setting this version apart is the ideal casting of burt lancaster as the straightshooting marshal wyatt earp, and kirk douglas as. 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. Find movie and film award information for gunfight at the o. Although it is certainly a fine western, the 1957 film, gunfight at the o. Conductor parts, score by dimitri tiomkin, arranged by paul a.
Also featured are the flims opening, closing and act break versions of gunfight at the o. The gunfight occurs on october 26, 1881, killing tom mclaury, frank mclaury and billy clanton. Gunfight at the ok corral for my brother richard song. Gunfight at the ok corral 1957 movie mistakes, goofs and. Based on the legendary gun fight at the ok corral, a man moves back to be with his brothers in arizona only to become embroiled in a feud with a local family.
There were other movies and features concerning the. The fictionalized gunfight in this movie took 4 days to film and produced an onscreen bloodbath that lasted 5 minutes. Thoroughly confused and without a confident geography of the area, the newspaper men shorted that description to simply, the ok corral. Which turned out to be a pretty tall order, if youre attempting to take it solely on its own merits. Gunfight at the ok corral by frankie laine used very effectively throughout the movie. Corral is a 1957 american technicolor western film starring burt lancaster as wyatt earp and kirk douglas as doc holliday, loosely based. Perhaps he just resented the fact that it was a more popular and successful film than hour of.