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Winchester ’73 (1950) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1950 · 92 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Anthony Mann
- Starring
- James Stewart, Chief Yowlachie, John McIntire, Shelley Winters, Jay C. Flippen, Tony Curtis
Lin McAdam rides into a frontier town tracking outlaw Dutch Henry Brown and ends up in a shooting contest with him. McAdam wins a rare one‑in‑a‑thousand Winchester rifle, but Dutch steals the gun and rides away. Determined to settle the score, McAdam pursues Dutch while the prized rifle passes through several owners, affecting many lives.
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