Warlock Movie Information

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Overall Rank: 5242

Average Rating: 2.7/4

# of Ratings: 17

Theatrical Release Date: 04/01/1959

Language: English

Genre: Western

MPAA Rating: NR

Director: Edward Dmytryk

Actors: Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn, Dorothy Malone, Dolores Michaels, DeForest Kelley

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3/4

dukeakasmudge - wrote on 10/03/2011

A pretty good western

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Yojimbo - wrote on 02/12/2012

A small town terrorized by outlaws hires gunman Henry Fonda as unofficial lawman but when the bodies start to mount up, local cowpoke Richard Widmark steps in as sheriff causing tensions for all concerned. Essentially a variation on the OK Corral story, Fonda's character is probably far closer to a true portrait of Wyatt Earp than his more romanticized counterparts. Although on the surface a black hat vs white hat generic western, it's more of a series of varying shades of grey hats in the ring, as each man has a shady past and ulterior agenda. Fonda is a man of violence that tries to play by the rules but has no illusions as to what his job entails; Doc Holliday style sidekick Anthony Quinn plays both sides of the fence off against each other but has very sketchy motives; Richard …

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