Movie
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1957-05-30
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Genres
- Western
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Wallis-Hazen Inc., Hal Wallis Productions, Paramount Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Burt Lancaster as Marshal Wyatt Earp
- Kirk Douglas as Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday
- Jo Van Fleet as Kate Fisher
- Rhonda Fleming as Laura Denbow
- John Ireland as Johnny Ringo
- Lyle Bettger as Ike Clanton
- Frank Faylen as Sheriff Cotton Wilson
- Earl Holliman as Deputy Sheriff Charles 'Charlie' Bassett
- Ted de Corsia as Shanghai Pierce
- Dennis Hopper as Billy Clanton
- Whit Bissell as 'Tombstone Epitaph' Editor John P. Clum
- George Mathews as Griffin Saloonkeeper John Shanssey
Crew
- John Sturges - Director
- Leon Uris - Screenplay
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