Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)

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2h 2min
Biography, Drama
30 May 1957 (USA)
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Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

Director:

John Sturges

Writers:

Leon Uris, George Scullin

Stars:

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations.
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	Burt Lancaster	...	Wyatt Earp
	Kirk Douglas	...	Doc Holliday
	Rhonda Fleming	...	Laura Denbow
	Jo Van Fleet	...	Kate Fisher
	John Ireland	...	Johnny Ringo
	Lyle Bettger	...	Ike Clanton
	Frank Faylen	...	Cotton Wilson
	Earl Holliman	...	Charles Bassett
	Ted de Corsia	...	Shanghai Pierce (as Ted DeCorsia)
	Dennis Hopper	...	Billy Clanton
	Whit Bissell	...	John P. Clum
	George Mathews	...	John Shanssey
	John Hudson	...	Virgil Earp
	DeForest Kelley	...	Morgan Earp
	Martin Milner	...	James Earp
	Kenneth Tobey	...	Bat Masterson
	Lee Van Cleef	...	Ed Bailey
	Joan Camden	...	Betty Earp
	Olive Carey	...	Mrs. Clanton
	Brian G. Hutton	...	Rick (as Brian Hutton)
	Nelson Leigh	...	Mayor Kelly
	Jack Elam	...	Tom McLowery
	Don Castle	...	Drunken Cowboy
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Dorothy Abbott	...	Girl (uncredited)
	Tom Arnold	...	Barrel-Rolling Boy (uncredited)
	Sam Bagley	...	Barfly (uncredited)
	William Bailey	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	John Benson	...	Rig Driver (uncredited)
	Danny Borzage	...	Accordionist (uncredited)
	Rudy Bowman	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Paul Bradley	...	Bartender (uncredited)
	Nora Bush	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Frank Carter	...	Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
	Roger Creed	...	Deputy / Killer / Townsman (uncredited)
	James Davies	...	Card Player (uncredited)
	Franklyn Farnum	...	Barfly (uncredited)
	Charles Fogel	...	Barfly (uncredited)
	Joseph Forte	...	Tombstone Card Player (uncredited)
	Raoul Freeman	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Paul Gary	...	Killer (uncredited)
	Frank Hagney	...	Bartender (uncredited)
	Robert Haines	...	Barfly (uncredited)
	Stuart Hall	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Len Hendry	...	Cowboy (uncredited)
	Charles Herbert	...	Tommy Earp - Virgil's Son (uncredited)
	Edward Ingram	...	Deputy (uncredited)
	Anthony Jochim	...	Old Man (uncredited)
	Dave Kashner	...	Cowboy (uncredited)
	Kenner G. Kemp	...	Croupier (uncredited)
	Colin Kenny	...	Barfly (uncredited)
	Jack Kenny	...	Barfly (uncredited)
	Anne Kunde	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Ethan Laidlaw	...	Bartender (uncredited)
	Morgan Lane	...	Killer (uncredited)
	Gregg Martell	...	Cowboy (uncredited)
	John Maxwell	...	Merchant at Dance (uncredited)
	William Meigs	...	Wayne (uncredited)
	Harry Mendoza	...	Frank Loving - Dealer (uncredited)
	Walter Merrill	...	Mario - Dodge City Barber (uncredited)
	Dennis Moore	...	Cowboy (uncredited)
	Sol Murgi	...	Barfly (uncredited)
	Ford Raymond	...	Barfly (uncredited)
	Richard Reeves	...	Pierce's Foreman (uncredited)
	Lee Roberts	...	Finn Clanton (uncredited)
	Bing Russell	...	Harry - Griffin Bartender (uncredited)
	Court Shepard	...	Card Player (uncredited)
	Mickey Simpson	...	Frank McLowery (uncredited)
	Leslie Sketchley	...	Barfly (uncredited)
	Bert Stevens	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Glenn Strange	...	Pierce Henchman in Saloon (uncredited)
	Robert Swan	...	Shaugnessy Man (uncredited)
	Al Thompson	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Arthur Tovey	...	Barfly (uncredited)
	Max Trumpower	...	Card Player (uncredited)
	Blaine Turner	...	Bartender (uncredited)
	Dorothy Vernon	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Henry Wills	...	Alby (uncredited)
	Trude Wyler	...	Party Guest (uncredited)

Directed by

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John Sturges

Written by

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Leon Uris	...	(screenplay)

George Scullin	...	(suggested by an article by)

Produced by

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Joseph H. Hazen	...	executive producer (uncredited)
Paul Nathan	...	associate producer
Hal B. Wallis	...	producer

Music by

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Dimitri Tiomkin

Cinematography by

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Charles Lang

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director of photography (as Charles B. Lang Jr.)

Editing by

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Warren Low

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(uncredited)

Editorial Department

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Warren Low	...	editorial supervisor
Richard Mueller	...	color consultant: Technicolor

Casting By

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Paul Nathan

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(uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Hal Pereira
Walter H. Tyler	...	(as Walter Tyler)

Set Decoration by

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Sam Comer
Arthur Krams

Costume Design by

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Edith Head

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(costumes)

Makeup Department

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Wally Westmore	...	makeup supervisor
Hedy Mjorud	...	hair stylist (uncredited)
Leonora Sabine	...	hair stylist (uncredited)
Jack Stone	...	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Richard Blaydon	...	unit production manager (uncredited)
Frank Caffey	...	production manager (uncredited)
William Davidson	...	assistant unit manager (uncredited)
Curtis Mick	...	assistant production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Michael D. Moore	...	assistant director
Ralph Axness	...	second assistant director (uncredited)
Clem Jones	...	second assistant director (uncredited)
Gary Nelson	...	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Romaine Birkmeyer	...	prop shop (uncredited)
Robert Goodstein	...	props (uncredited)
Cline Jones	...	prop shop (uncredited)
John Keever	...	labor (uncredited)
Gene Lauritzen	...	construction coordinator (uncredited)
A. Peterson	...	laborer (uncredited)
Dwight Thompson	...	props (uncredited)
Dee Turner	...	painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Winston H. Leverett	...	sound recordist (as Winston Leverett)
Harold Lewis	...	sound recordist
R.D. Cook	...	sound recordist (uncredited)
George Dutton	...	sound director (uncredited)
Archie Gardiner	...	boom grip (uncredited)
Tom Hadley	...	boom grip (uncredited)
Hayden Hohstadt	...	mike grip (uncredited)
Seymour Kline	...	sound cableman (uncredited)
Jim Miller	...	sound recordist (uncredited)
Gordon Palmer	...	mike grip (uncredited)
Bob Simpson	...	sound boom (uncredited) / stage engineer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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John P. Fulton

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special photographic effects

Stunts

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Paul Baxley	...	stunts (uncredited)
John Benson	...	stunts (uncredited)
Lynn Borden	...	riding double: Rhonda Fleming/Jo Van Fleet (uncredited)
Roger Creed	...	stunts (uncredited)
Jerry Gatlin	...	stunts (uncredited)
Henry Wills	...	stunts (uncredited)
Jack N. Young	...	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Alfred Alexander	...	assistant camera (uncredited)
George Almond	...	electrician (uncredited)
Bill Avery	...	still photographer (uncredited)
C. Bell	...	grip (uncredited)
Mal Bulloch	...	still photographer (uncredited)
Elmer Cannon	...	electrician (uncredited)
Frank Carroll	...	grip (uncredited)
Ed Crowder	...	grip (uncredited)
C.D. Drew	...	head electrician (uncredited)
Pat Drew	...	gaffer (uncredited)
Gordon Fleming	...	grip (uncredited)
C.F. Girard	...	generator operator (uncredited)
S. Gross	...	electrician (uncredited)
Warren Hoag	...	electrician (uncredited)
Al Kelly	...	camera mechanic (uncredited)
L. Kirpatrick	...	electrician (uncredited)
Kenneth Meade	...	assistant camera (uncredited)
Kyme Meade	...	second assistant camera (uncredited)
J. Moore	...	camera loader (uncredited)
Harry Whittingham	...	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Gary Fifield	...	casting (uncredited)
Bill Greenwald	...	casting (uncredited)
Olive Long	...	casting secretary (uncredited)
Bert McKay	...	casting (uncredited)
Tony Regan	...	casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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John A. Anderson	...	wardrobe: men (uncredited)
Grace Harris	...	wardrobe: ladies (uncredited)

Location Management

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Bill Lord

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location auditor (uncredited)

Music Department

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Dimitri Tiomkin	...	conductor
Lucien Cailliet	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
John C. Hammell	...	music editor (uncredited)
Jack Hayes	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Michael Heindorf	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Frankie Laine	...	singer of title song (uncredited)
Paul Marquardt	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
George Parrish	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Leonid Raab	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Herbert Taylor	...	orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Thomas Conroy	...	dialogue director (uncredited)
Bob Fender	...	publicist (uncredited)
Foster H. Phinney	...	stand-in (uncredited)
Jack Saper	...	assistant to producer (uncredited)
Marvin Weldon	...	secretary (uncredited)

Crew verified as complete

Production Companies

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Wallis-Hazen

Distributors

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Paramount Pictures (1957) (United States) (theatrical)
Paramount British Pictures (1957) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Film AB Paramount (1957) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Paramount Pictures (1957) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Paramount Pictures (1957) (Norway) (theatrical)
Les Films Paramount (1957) (France) (theatrical)
Paramount Pictures (1957) (West Germany) (theatrical)
Paramount Pictures (1964) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1965) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
Paramount Films of Italy (1957) (Italy) (theatrical)
Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
CIC Video (West Germany) (VHS)
CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
CIC-Taft Home Video (Australia) (VHS)
ClassicLine (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
France 3 (2021) (France) (tv)
GTV (2021) (Philippines) (tv)
Paramount Channel (2021) (France) (tv)
Paramount Home Entertainment (1983) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2003) (Canada) (DVD)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2015) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
RTL-TV (1985) (Luxembourg) (tv)
TF1 (1986) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
Warner Home Video (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Works Editora (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)

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Other Companies

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International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	After a long career as a lawman that made him a legend, Wyatt Earp (Burt Lancaster) decides to quit and join his brothers in Tombstone, Arizona. There, he would see them in a feud with the Clantons, a local clan of thugs and cattle thieves. When the showdown becomes inevitable, the help will come from Doc Holliday (Kirk Douglas), a terminally-ill gambler who happens to be another Wild West legend. Written by Dragan Antulov Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	tombstone-arizona arizona boothill-cemetery-tombstone-arizona cemetery gun See All (114) »
Taglines	The Fiery Brilliance of 8 Great Stars... The Double-Barreled Excitement of 2 Mighty Action Spectacles! See more »
Genres	Biography Drama Western
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:Atp Australia:G Australia:PG Australia:NRC Finland:K-16 France:Tous publics Ireland:PG Italy:VM16 Netherlands:6 New Zealand:G Norway:16 Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) Portugal:M/12 South Korea:12 Spain:A Sweden:15 United Kingdom:A United Kingdom:PG (tv rating) United Kingdom:PG (video rating) United States:Passed (National Board of Review) United States:Approved United States:TV-PG (TV Rating) West Germany:16 (nf)

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Also Known As	Hal Wallis' Production of Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (United Kingdom) Règlement de comptes à O.K. Corral (France) Règlements de comptes à O.K. Corral (France) Zwei rechnen ab (Germany) Duelo de titanes (Spain) See more »
Runtime	122 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Filming Locations	Old Tucson - 201 S. Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	The legendary gunfight took place on October 26, 1881 and lasted thirty seconds, resulting in three dead men after an exchange of thirty-four bullets. The fictionalized gunfight in this movie took four days to film, and produced an on-screen bloodbath that lasted five minutes. See more »
Goofs	Wyatt and Cotton reminisce about Oklahoma City, which was not founded until 1889. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Legends of the West (1992). See more »
Soundtracks	Gunfight at the O.K. Corral See more »
Quotes	Wyatt Earp: All gunfighters are lonely. They live in fear. They die without a dime, a woman or a friend. See more »

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