Stanwyck and sullivan had partnered in two previous movies. It stars barbara stanwyck, barry sullivan, dean jagger, john ericson, gene barry, robert dix, eve brent and ziva rodann. Regarder top gun film complet regarder film complet. Forty gunsbarbara stanwyck, barry sullivan, gene barry, dean jagger, john ericson, robert dix, hank worden 1957. Mar 06, 2012 mix a little bit of johnny guitar, a dash of my darling clementine, lasso in a whole lot of sam fuller fireworks, and youve got forty guns, one of the wildest and most exciting westerns of the 1950s. Zynabs rating of the film forty guns zynab ok so its been established that barbara is the hardest bitch in the state and then 45 min into the film she needs to be saved and then she lets her empire deteriorate for luv and then she needs to be saved again. Both have itchyfingered brothers, a female gunman enters the picture, and things go desperately. They arrive in tombstone, arizona, looking for an outlaw who has robbed the mail. The film begins with a breathtaking sequence of stanwyck leading her band of forty gunmen on. From its opening scene of jessica drummonds barbra stanwyck forty mounted henchmen thundering across the western landscape to the decidedly unconventional gunfight that concludes it, forty guns is a samuel fuller film all the way. Chicos girlfriend as sandra wirth louvenia spanger. China gate 1957 was an anticommunist action film that featured gene barry and nat king cole as mercenaries working for the french to.
Forty guns is a film directed by samuel fuller with barbara stanwyck, barry sullivan, dean jagger, john ericson, year. Forty guns is a 1957 american western film written and directed by samuel fuller, filmed in blackandwhite cinemascope and released by the 20th century. Forty guns 2001 an arizona rancher barbara stanwyck rules with her cowboy army until a u. Forty guns 2001 cast and crew an arizona rancher barbara stanwyck rules with her cowboy army until a u. Forty guns was not well received by american film critics, but in europe it is a revered work, particularly in france where fuller has become a cult figure and is considered one of the most. Allison anders, from the release of her first feature, border radio 1989. Read the full synopsis of forty guns, 1957, directed by samuel fuller, with barbara stanwyck, barry sullivan, dean jagger, at turner classic movies. Samuel fuller has got an eye for style, cinematic scope, and at times, subversive mayhem. Rancher barbara stanwyck rules with her cowboy army until u. Jessica drummond, played by stanwyck seems to control the town and shes supported by forty guns, including a crazy young brother. Mix a little bit of johnny guitar, a dash of my darling clementine, lasso in a whole lot of sam fuller fireworks, and youve got forty guns, one of the wildest and most exciting westerns of the 1950s. To start things off, barbara stanwyck is jessica drummond, the high ridin woman with a.
Both have itchyfingered brothers, a female gunman enters the picture, and things go desperately wrong. Forty guns 1957 hd 1080p barbara stanwyck, barry sullivan, dean jagger movie part 12. Forty guns 1957 was written, produced, and directed by samuel fuller the steel helmet, pickup on south street, merrills marauders and starred barbara stanwyck, barry sullivan, dean jagger, john ericson, gene barry, robert dix, and neyle morrow. In an appreciation of fuller, director martin scorsese said, when you respond to a fuller film, what youre responding to is cinema at its essence. Epouvantable film dhorreur complet en francais youtube. Highriding rancher jessica drummond stanwyck commands a fortystrong posse of. Possessed of a guncrazy sting all its own, fullers nearlegendary b western still excites dazed amazement and still resists critical. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing forty guns near you. Highriding rancher jessica drummond stanwyck commands a fortystrong posse of cowboys, ruling cochise county.
Jessica drummond barbara stanwyck is a despotic landowner who, with a posse of hired guns, has made herself the law of cochise county, arizona, with the weakwilled sheriff ned logan dean. Forty guns is a 1957 american western film written and directed by samuel fuller, filmed in blackandwhite cinemascope and released by the 20th century fox studio. Prior to seeing this film i was only familiar with barry sullivan as the star of the. Cult hero samuel fuller wrote and directed this visually inventive western, which didnt fare well with american audiences but earned a potent reputation with european cineastes. After a confrontation in the desert, the pistol ends up on display in elis emporium, a small towns general store. The chapter devoted to forty guns in samuel fullers autobiography is entitled stuffed with phalluses, a good indication that this film is as brash, unsubtle, and pointed as fullers best work. Jessica drummond barbara stanwyck is a despotic landowner who, with a posse of hired guns, has made herself the law of cochise county, arizona, with the weakwilled sheriff ned logan dean jagger. Forty guns seems to be an attempt to make a western that echos gone with the wind.
Never content to respect the laws of a genre, fuller pumps his yarn full of borderline corny melodrama and. This movie is one of my favorite sam fuller films and for that matter of one stanwycks best. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Desert heat internet movie firearms database guns in. Music is by harry sukman and cinematography by joseph f.
Hollywood legend barbara stanwyck saddled up with writerdirector samuel fuller for the pulp maestros most audacious western, a boldly feminist spin on the genre that pivots effortlessly between ribald humor, visceral action, and disarming tenderness. Movie title from the film forty guns 1957, directed by samuel fuller, starring barbara stanwyck, barry sullivan, dean jagger. Marshals, and jessica drummond, the ironfist rancher who controls the territory. Forty guns 1957 drama, romance, western barbara stanwyck. Barbara stanwyck, barry sullivan, dean jagger, john ericson, gene barry, robert dix, jidge carroll, paul dubov director. Its no coincidence that forty guns was shot in cinemascope, and it is one of the enjoyments of watching this film, which constantly bounces back and forth between long shots and closeups. Made on the cheap in less than two weeks, forty guns is a standout in two prolific careers. Showdown in arizona between the bonnell brothers, u. French film critic and writer jeanlouis leutrat offers an interesting reading of forty guns, its lead performances and the wyatt earp connection, and outlines how the film influenced works by sergio leone, clint eastwood and jeanluc godard. With barbara stanwyck, barry sullivan, dean jagger, john ericson.
There is a lot of atmosphere accentuated by a beautiful cinematography, some dramatic gun fighting, a romance between tough guy and tough gal highlighted by a sudden tornado, and a pair of beautiful songs that. Sullivan remains resolute throughout, determined to avoid gunplay until he has no choice, and stanwyck weakening and gradually accepting changes just as the old west is changing. Jan 06, 2015 forty guns 1957 hd 1080p barbara stanwyck, barry sullivan, dean jagger movie part 12. When a new marshall arrives to set things straight, the cattle queen finds herself falling, brutally for the avowedly nonviolent lawman. Recommended only for fans of the western genre andor. Forty guns was not well received by american film critics, but in europe it is a revered work, particularly in france where fuller has become a. An authoritarian rancher, barbara stanwyck, who rules an arizona county with her private posse of hired guns. His outrageous, kinetic style still feels as fresh and inventive as ever. Fullers cinemascope frame for forty guns is harsh yet poetic, with lots of dissolves and dreamy camera movements that feel quite atypical for him. When a new marshall arrives to set things straight, the cattle queen finds herself. With astonishing blackandwhite cinemascope photography, hardboiled dialogue laced with double entendres, and a fiery performance by stanwyck at her most imperious, forty guns is a virtuoso display of fullers sharpshooting talents. Marshall arrives in a town to restore democratic law and order to cochise county. Forty guns by samuel fuller barbara stanwyck, barry sullivan.
Jessica drummond stanwyck, with her iconic nightnurse babyface is avatar of the consummate brooklynite, transplanted here to the dusty crags of the west cochise county, arizona, to be precise where as a wealthy landowner she exerts a powerful influence over town affairs and commands. Released october 19th, 2001, forty guns stars barbara stanwyck, barry sullivan, dean jagger, john ericson the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 20 min, and received a. Forty guns is a 1957 gothic western film written and directed by samuel fuller, filmed in blackandwhite cinemascope and released by the 20th century fox studio. An authoritarian rancher rules an arizona county with her private posse of hired guns.
Barbara stanwyck is a whipcracking leader of a territorycontrolling gang in the town of tombstone in forty guns, sam fullers rulebusting 1957 western, which lands a new bluray release from eureka as part of the fuller at fox. Forty guns draws has fine performances from its leading actors. But, in forty guns, fuller relates brockies violence to an endemic part of american culture which runs throughout the entire film and the resolution of which may be emotionally tragic as in the first version of the film where griff kills jessica to eliminate brockies threat to the community. With its bravura camerawork and withering social conscience, the film also stands among a number of westerns of the 1950s that sought to dismantle the mythology of the cowboy and re. Eddie lomax jeanclaude van damme carries what appears to be a springfield armory loaded pistol as his sidearm. He utilizes the widescreen frame most strikingly in the film s finest scene, the moment when it switches gears. Staring dean jagger, barbara stanwyck, john ericson and barry sullivan. Forty guns 1957 samuel fuller synopsis, characteristics. Forty guns offers the thrill of recognition, and the realization that fuller did them first. Forty guns 1957 is a best of western romance, western movie starring barbara stanwyck and barry sullivan.
If youre a stanwyck fan, forty guns should be right alongside the strange love. Gene barry, john ericson, dean jagger, barry sullivan, barbara stanwyck. Forty guns cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Rent forty guns 1957 starring barbara stanwyck and barry sullivan on dvd and bluray. Forty guns on dvd 024543172918 from 20th century fox. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Twentieth centuryfoxglobe enterprises prod, dir, scr.
Making good use of widescreen in both the open spaces and town sequences, its a violent film. Barbara stanwyck, barry sullivan, dean jagger, john ericson, gene barry, robert dix, jidge carroll, paul dubov, eve brent, hank worden in his. The film stars barbara stanwyck, barry sullivan and gene barry the three bonnell brothers are federal marshals. In the 1880s, griff bonnell, and his brothers, wes and chico, arrive in the town of tombstone in. The taming of the arizona territory an authoritarian rancher, barbara stanwyck, who rules an arizona county with her private posse of hired guns. Forty guns 1957 was a western, with barbara stanwyck as the haughty head of tombstone until being tamed by lawman barry sullivan. Since forty guns is less of open spaces than of closed ones, mostly forsaking the wide open spaces for the dusty streets of town, it moves at a film noirs pace, clocking in at a speedy 79 minutes. Rent forty guns 1957 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. If you have any doubts about how masterfully director sam fuller handled forty guns, you have only to watch the maverick queen, which is so much less interesting a movie with the same basic characters. When a new marshall arrives to set things straight, the cattle. Forty guns internet movie firearms database guns in. Both have itchyfingered brothers, a female gunmaker enters the picture, and things go desperately wrong.
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