“ Tin Star ” ( eng. The Tin Star ) is an American black and white low-budget film in the Western genre. Filmed by director Anthony Mann at Paramount Pictures in 1957.
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| Genre | Western |
| Producer | Anthony Mann |
| Producer | William Perlberg George Seaton |
| Author script | Joel caine Dudley Nichols Barney Slater |
| In the main cast | Henry Fonda Anthony Perkins Betsy Palmer |
| Operator | Loyal griggs |
| Composer | Elmer bernstein |
| Film company | Paramount pictures |
| Duration | 93 min. |
| A country |  USA |
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| Year | 1957 |
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Experts believe the film is one of the best in the creative heritage of Anthony Mann . The Tin Star was nominated for an Oscar for best original screenplay.
Content
Story
A bounty hunter, a former sheriff, Morg Hackman ( Henry Fonda ), arrives in a small town in the Wild West. He brings the body of a criminal with him and tries to get his due remuneration from the local sheriff. Twenty-year-old Ben Owen ( Anthony Perkins ), a newly appointed sheriff, has a conflict with local gangsters, headed by Bart Bogardus. Hackman, whom no one in the town pays attention to, takes under the protection of a young sheriff and teaches him how to deal with criminals ...
Cast
- Henry Fonda - Morg Hickman
- Anthony Perkins - Sheriff Ben Owens
- Betsy Palmer - Nona Mayfield
- Michelle Ray - Kip Mayfield
- Neville Brand - Bart Bogardus
- John McIntyre - Dr. Joseph J. "Doc" McCord
- Mary Webster - Millie Parker
- Peter Baldwin - Zeke McGuffie
- Lee Van Cleef - Ed McGuffie
Awards
- BAFTA Film Award 1957 ( London 1958 ).
Links
- 0051087 (Eng.) On the Internet Movie Database