Heres what my darling clementine gets wrong about history. Douglas as doc holliday opposite burt lancasters wyatt earp, with a screenplay by leon uris. 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. The film begins in fort griffin, texas, where lawman wyatt earp played by burt. The director was john sturges who later directed magnificent seven and the great escape. Martin milner malloy in adam12 and deforest kelley mccoy in star. With kurt russell, val kilmer, sam elliott, bill paxton. 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.
An excellent buy that cant be missed if youre an old western movie fan like me. 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. 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. Lawman wyatt earp and outlaw doc holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary gunfight at the o. Starz delivers exclusive original series and the best hollywood hits. 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. 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. Corral shootout in tombstone, arizona, gunfight at the o. Kirk douglas star as largerthanlife heroes in this classic western epic directed by john sturges. In revenge, clantons thugs kill the marshals brother. 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.
The story of wyatt earp as he interacts and battles other famous figures of the wild west era. I saw this film when it was first released and own the film in vhs and dvd formats. James earp, whos murdered at the beginning of the movie while still in his teens, actually lived to be 84. 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. Corral, this time with burt lancaster as wyatt and kirk douglas as doc.
An excellent movie, kirk douglas, burt lancaster as doc holiday and wyatt earp. Corral is a 1957 american technicolor western film starring burt lancaster as wyatt earp and kirk douglas as doc holliday. Ill begin this one with perhaps his most famous role. 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. With james garner, jason robards, robert ryan, albert salmi. With kevin costner, dennis quaid, gene hackman, david andrews. Doc holliday kirk douglas joins wyatt earp burt lancaster for tombstone showdown. Tiomkin was one of the best of movie composers, his music gave that extra oomph. Lawman wyatt earp burt lancaster and gunfighter john doc holliday kirk douglas find themselves together again in tombstone, ariz. Earp comes to arizona on a mission to bring the clayton clan to justice. Gunfight at the ok corral the movie 1957 lily absinthe. Corral was one of the most elaborate and starstudded.
When earp defends the sickly gambler john doc holliday douglas and puts a stop to the clantons. Lawman wyatt earp and outlaw doc holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in. 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. Burt lancaster and kirk douglas star as largerthanlife heroes in this classic western epic directed by john sturges. Meanwhile, holliday becomes incensed with the decision of kate fisher jo van fleet to turn him down in favor of another gunfighter john. The gunfight was the result of a longsimmering feud, with. 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. It is generally regarded as the most famous shootout in the history of the american wild west. With burt lancaster, kirk douglas, rhonda fleming, jo van fleet. 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.
The script was written by leon uris, author of exodus. When first released in 1957, the movie gunfight at the ok corral was a major blockbuster. 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. 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. 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. I always considered this version of the wyatt earp story as more factuallybased. Kirk douglas as doc holliday reteamed with burt lancaster as wyatt earp in the 1957 western gunfight at the o. 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. Who can forget lancaster running and diving across the corral with a shotgun. Historical inaccuracies aside, my darling clementine is a. Kirk douglas and burt lancaster had worked together in i walk alone 1947, and often saw each other at various hollywood functions. 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.
More movies to remember kirk douglas by entertainment. On the trail of the shootout at the ok corral pulse news. The picture was directed by john sturges from a screenplay written by novelist leon uris. Wyatt earp is a 1994 american biographical western film directed, produced, and cowritten by lawrence kasdan, with dan gordon. 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. 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. 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.
Wyatt earp and his brothers were never cattle drivers. 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. Of the many filmed versions of the october 26, 1881, o. Marshal wyatt earp kills a couple of men of the clanton gang in a fight. 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. 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. Part of the movie was shot on the set of paramount ranch. Thus, wyatt starts to chase the killers together with his friend doc holliday. Stanwyck, douglas played supporting roles in several notable films. 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. A look at the extraordinary career of one of hollywoods most iconic.
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