And this particular movie, because it is more historically accurate in terms of wyatt s character, puts it right alongside of the very best. Among the actors who have portrayed earp including lancaster in the 1957 movie. Lessons on gunfighting from the legendary wyatt earp. Corral but it is, nonetheless, a very entertaining film. Wyatt earp was a lawman, gambler, businessman, saloon owner and gunfighter of great repute in the american west. Hard to find very much fault with either performance.
In wyatt earp, gene hackman played wyatts father nicholas porter earp. All of this being said, i think wyatt earp with kevin costner, alongside tombstone with kurt russell, are the two classics and pure fun movies when it comes to trying to capture the legend of wyatt earp. The gun fight at the ok corral in tombstone is a classic. In revenge, clantons thugs kill the marshals brother. With burt lancaster, kirk douglas, rhonda fleming, jo van fleet. Corral shootout in tombstone, arizona, gunfight at the o. The two fled tombstone and earp would spend the remainder of his days wandering the west, eventually settling in california, where he died at the age of 80 in 1929. Wyatt earp, in full wyatt berry stapp earp, born march 19, 1848, monmouth, illinois, u. His story is a bit controversial, but it is generally accepted that he participated in many gunfights including the infamous gunfight at the ok corral. Apr 17, 2020 wyatt earp was a frontiersman, marshal and gambler. He is a local actor and producer of historic bio dramas that are centered around the. The 10 best movies about wyatt earp and doc holliday taste. Corral and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more.
In the battle of the western biopics, does tombstone or wyatt earp emerge victorious. Town leaders wanted men like virgil and wyatt earp because they had solid. 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. After moving to tombstone, arizona, he got into a feud, which ended in a gunfight at the. Oct 09, 2017 all of this being said, i think wyatt earp with kevin costner, alongside tombstone with kurt russell, are the two classics and pure fun movies when it comes to trying to capture the legend of wyatt earp. The 10 best movies about wyatt earp and doc holliday page 2. Thus, wyatt starts to chase the killers together with his friend doc holliday. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing gunfight at the o. Ike told wyatt that doc holliday had told him he knew of ikes meetings with wyatt and about ike providing information on head, leonard, and crane, as. Wyatt earp is a 1994 american biographical western film directed, produced, and cowritten by lawrence kasdan, with dan gordon. When i say that i learned to take my time in a gunfight, i do not wish to be misunderstood, for the time to be taken was only that split fraction of a second that. While working on the railroad, earp is confronted by an angry gambler, whom he bests with a violentlydeployed billiard ball. This early wyatt earp movie, based on stuart lakes book frontier marshall, presents a very romanticized version of the gunfight at the o.
Over nothing, he protests in disbelief to a stunned audience. Corral was a 30second shootout between lawmen and members of a. Corral and placed wyatt earp among the great marshals of the western frontier. Corral, during which lawmen killed three outlaw cochise county cowboys. But the famous gunfight has been a matter of controversy ever since 1881. Corral is a 1957 american technicolor western film starring burt lancaster as wyatt earp and kirk douglas as doc holliday. Wyatt earp held the same opinion fast is fine but accuracy is final. Wyatt earp, now an icon in western history, fiction and film, came late to that position. 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.
Though wyatt earp wounded frank mclaury with a shot in the stomach, frank managed to get off a few shots before collapsing, as did billy clanton. My darling clementine is a 1946 american western film directed by john ford and starring henry fonda as wyatt earp during the period leading up to the gunfight at the ok corral. The life and legend of wyatt earp gunfight at the o. Wyatt earp and gunfights wyatt earp was at different times in his life a city policeman, county sheriff, a teamster, buffalo hunter, bouncer, saloonkeeper, gambler, brothel owner, pimp, miner, and a boxing referee. Wyatt earp testified after the gunfight that five or six weeks prior he had met ike clanton outside the alhambra hotel. Wyatt earp responded with a rampage of his own which ended in a warrant for his and hollidays arrest. Lawman wyatt earp and outlaw doc holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary gunfight at the o.
And this particular movie, because it is more historically accurate in terms of wyatts character, puts it right alongside of the very best. Tombstone and wyatt earp were two bigbudget western biopics released within six months of each other, but which movie is the best. Director john ford hired john wayne as a prop boy and extra, so. Its obvious that the movie s intentions are serious. The subject is the whole life span of wyatt earp, but unfortunately the movie isnt able to make much of the parts we dont already know about. Talk about classing up a moviegene can always be counted on in that department. A teenage wyatt witnesses a man slain in a gunfight and, recoiling at the horror of it all, vomits in a barrel. Marshal wyatt earp kills a couple of men of the clanton gang in a fight.
Dramatization of the legendary battle between wyatt earp and the clanton gang. The op is basically right that costners wyatt earp is the most historically accurate recounting of the gunfight at the ok corral as far as we can know. Unlike tombstone, wyatt earp encompassed the entire life of the lawman before and after the events of the gunfight at the o. Has to be one of the best gunfight scenes in a movie. 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. Most historically accurate film about ok corral gunfight at. After moving to tombstone, arizona, he got into a feud, which ended in a gunfight at the o. 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. Mar 15, 2020 wyatt earp, in full wyatt berry stapp earp, born march 19, 1848, monmouth, illinois, u.
James, virgil, and wyatt earp arrived in tombstone on december 1, 1879, when the. The ensemble cast also features victor mature as doc holliday, linda darnell, walter brennan, tim holt, cathy downs and ward bond. Ike told wyatt that doc holliday had told him he knew of ikes meetings with wyatt and about ike providing information on head, leonard, and crane, as well as their attempted robbery of the stage. The movie was released six months following 1993s tombstone, a rival film about earp that costner originally was involved in, but would later feature kurt russell in the role. Its obvious that the movies intentions are serious. 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 earp discovers that holiday, for whom he.
Most of the films about the gunfight have their origins in the books of stuart n. Contrary to popular belief, the gunfight did not actually occur at the o. 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. While working as a prop boy, john wayne met wyatt earp. Death rides a horse cowboy, english, hd, western movie full length free western. 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 young wyatt earp at age 21, taken about 1869, probably in lamar, missouri. Bill paxton played morgan earp and sam elliott as virgil. Lessons on gunfighting from wyatt earp gun carrier. This interview excerpt about the lessons on gunfighting, supposedly said by the legendary lawman, gunfighter, and frequent movie subject, wyatt earp, comes from a 1994 book written by stuart lake, wyatt earp. I always considered this version of the wyatt earp story as more factuallybased. Corral was one of the most elaborate and starstudded.
In that article, the gunfight was ended by a well placed shot to the head. Wyatt earp is often erroneously regarded as the central figure in the shootout near ok corral but his brother virgil was tombstone city marshal and deputy u. He had been a police officer in wichita, ks, and later in dodge city, ks, during the mid1870s, after which he became a shotgun rider with wells fargo. Most historically accurate film about ok corral gunfight. May 24, 2017 has to be one of the best gunfight scenes in a movie. Opening narration the long struggle for law and order in arizona exploded in thirty seconds of deadly gunfire at the o. Kurt russell as wyatt earp, val kilmer as doc holliday, with sam elliot and bill. But i agree with poster thbryn, why are we getting bogged down on this subject. Tombstone on the other hand, begins when earp and his brothers move to the town named in the title and is for the most part, a far more direct and satisfying approach. The gunfight only caused more trouble, setting into motion a series of events that included the assassination of town marshal morgan earp and murder charges being filed against wyatt and others for the shooting deaths of two suspects in that crime. Doc holliday kirk douglas joins wyatt earp burt lancaster for tombstone showdown. Wyatt earp 18481929 was a wild west frontiersmen best known for his participation in a notorious gunfight at the o. Jun 10, 2019 lessons on gunfighting from the legendary wyatt earp.
Lake, who befriended the aged wyatt earp in hollywood not long before wyatt s death in 1929 and later told the story according to what was essentially dictation from earp, slanting the facts to put him in the best light. Lawman wyatt earp and outlaw doc holliday form an unlikely. The ensemble cast also features victor mature as doc holliday, linda darnell, walter brennan, tim. Wyatt earp is an old west lawman who became immortalized after the firefight at the o. 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. Wyatt earp internet movie firearms database guns in. In california, wyatt earp also befriended a young actor named marion morrison who would later change his name to john wayne and would become an american acting icon. Oct 14, 2014 but after gunfight at the ok corral, there would not be so impressive a lineup of talent at the ok corral again until the twin earp biopics of 1994, wyatt earp and tombstone. It opens with earp ending his stint as a kansas law officer and heading for tombstone with his brothers virgil and morgan and their families in toe. Pitting the earp brothers and doc holliday against the socalled cochise county cowboys in tombstone, arizona, heres the messedup truth of the gunfight at the o.
The picture was directed by john sturges from a screenplay written by novelist leon uris. Wyatt earp is the great grand nephew of the historic figure from the american old west. It doesnt want to be just one more retelling of the gunfight at the ok corral. As for why the moviemakers decided on a location change, were guessing its because gunfight at the o. Part of the movie was shot on the set of paramount ranch. With james garner, jason robards, robert ryan, albert salmi. Wyatt earp was a frontiersman, marshal and gambler.