Over the years, the gunfight at the ok corral has become the stuff of legend and a part of american mythology. Note the powerful use of whistling echoed so many years later in sergio leones dollars trilogy. Corral is a 1957 western starring burt lancaster as wyatt earp and kirk douglas as doc holliday in a highly dramatized account of the infamous 1881 gunfight. Martin milner malloy in adam12 and deforest kelley mccoy in star. Corral involving wyatt earp and doc holliday began. The author cuts through the myth to tell the reader how wild the west really was. Gunfight at the ok corral for my brother richard song. Breaking down the gunfight at the ok corral gunslingers duration. The gunfight at the ok corral the wild west bbc documentary. The gunfight at the ok corral represented the earps last chance to bring law to a lawless land. Doc holliday joins forces with wyatt earp to wipe out the clanton gang.
Two area ranchers, known as cochise county cowboys arrived in tombstone around. Lala land records and paramount pictures present the world premiere release of dimitri tiomkins original motion picture score to the 1957 paramount pictures western feature gunfight at the o. The immediate prelude to the gunfight at the ok corral began the day before, on october the 25th. Corral, american western film, released in 1957, that was loosely based on the shootout 1881 that made mythical heroes of wyatt earp and doc holliday. On october 26, 1881, longsimmering friction between the earps and the clantonmclaury gang erupted in the vacant lot behind the o. With burt lancaster, kirk douglas, rhonda fleming, jo van fleet. The ok corral gunfight events october 26, 1881 summary preceding gunfight events. Wyatt earp became the embodiment of the righteous lawman, but he wasnt seen as a hero at the time. Corral ist ein western des regisseurs john sturges aus dem jahr 1957. 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. Gunfight stock photos download 716 royalty free photos. I guess if everything in your film has been leading up to this gunfight, youd want it to last longer than.
Listen to a recorded narration of the 30second showdown that left three cowboys dead and virgil and morgan earp wounded. Ed baileys death doc holliday escapes gunfight at the o. From the gunfight at ok corral if the lord is my friend well meet at the end of the gunfight at ok corral gunfight at ok corral boot hill boot hill so cold so still there they lay side by side the killers that died in the gunfight at ok corral ok corral gunfight at ok corral frankie laine. 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. Corral burt lancaster kirk douglas rhonda fleming 1957 doc holliday kirk douglas joins wyatt earp burt lancaster and his brothers for. Corral lasted only 30 seconds but became the most infamous story of the wild west. The picture was directed by john sturges from a screenplay written by novelist leon uris. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Download 716 gunfight stock photos for free or amazingly low rates. After the earps interven in the argument, ike threatens them saying you. On the evening of september 29th, 2008, a gunfight exploded within a nightclub located in ciudad, juarez, in the mexican state of chihuahua. Corral historic complex consists of eleven displays. The gunfight at the ok corral was a gunfight that took place at about 3.
Corral, hall wallis production of gunfight at the o. Check here english if you are not a hdcenter premium member, you cannot see premium links. Find the perfect gunfight at the ok corral 1957 stock photo. Earlier films, including this one and gunfight at the o. Corral is a term used to refer to an infamous shootout in the american west during the late 1800s between some historical icons. Subtitles are english for the hearing impaired, english, arabic, bulgarian, croat, czech, danish, dutch, finnish, french, german.
Blended together, the result is a sprawling, epic adventure bigger than the wild frontier gunfight at the o. Corral 1957 bluray remux 1080p kralimarko posted in bluray remux. The night before the gunfight, ike clanton gets into a heated argument with doc holliday. Corral there the outlaw band make their final stand o. Of the many filmed versions of the october 26, 1881, o. According to an article posted the following day at, four men were killed in a shootout occurring shortly. Gunfight at ok corral gunfight at ok corral washington d. Corral historic complex includes the actual site where the famous gunfight at the o. The infamous gunfight at the ok corral takes place, a 30 second shootout between members of the cowboys on one side, and the three earp brothers and doc holliday on the other. Corral shootout in tombstone, arizona, gunfight at the o. Lawman wyatt earp and outlaw doc holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary gunfight at the o. Sfida allok corral film gunfight at the ok corral film qwe. Corral is a 1957 american technicolor western film starring burt lancaster as wyatt earp and kirk douglas as doc holliday, loosely based.
Corral starring burt lancaster as wyatt earp, and kirk douglas as doc holliday offers a wildly fictionalized depiction of the climactic gunfight. It is generally regarded as the most famous shootout in the history of the american wild west. The gunfight at the ok corral western mining history. The gunfight at the ok corral written by james allder. Corral gunfight lasted only 30 seconds which was probably long enough if you were in it. The gunfight was the result of a longsimmering feud, with.
Corral and how it changed the american west by jeff guinn is a nonfiction book which traces the famous gunfight. Photo about register, west, southwest, building, western, fight, downtown, unknown, landmark, earp, wyatt, gunfight, corral. 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. Corral was one of the most elaborate and starstudded. Gallery of 28 movie poster and cover images for gunfight at the o. Acclaimed actors burt lancaster and kirk douglas team up to rid tombstone, arizona of the murderous clanton gang in this allstar, actionpacked classic. The feud occurred between the earps lawmen wyatt, morgan, and virgil, and friend john h. Dont go without this book on your arizona historygunfight at the o. Ok corral gunfight location in tombstone editorial photo. Corral incorporates this detail, too, while using the game occasionally to emphasize larger themes in the film, especially. Although it is certainly a fine western, the 1957 film, gunfight at the o. In a fateful thirty seconds, the gunfight at the o. Corral film version frankie laine columbia sessions 1956 1964. Corral, the classic 1957 john sturges cowboy western starring burt lancaster as marshal wyatt earp, kirk douglas as doc holliday, rhonda fleming, jo van fleet, john ireland as.
The gunfight, believed to have lasted only about thirty seconds, was fought between the outlaw cowboys billy. The film begins in fort griffin, texas, where lawman wyatt earp played by burt lancaster first encounters doc holliday. Most regard it as the most famous gunfight that occurred in the american old west. The other historical event that sprung to mind occurred in waterloo. Corral dvd label 1957 r1 custom ready to download and print. Corral where eight lifesized figures of the gunfighters are located based on a map drawn by wyatt earp himself. Oh, and of course, the very famous tombstone gunfight is featured in this book as are all the players of that event, including billy allen as the first witness to testify at the spicer preliminary hearing that followed. Find the perfect gunfight at the ok corral stock photo. The most glaring fictionalization was showing the main gunfight actually taking place at the o. It was at the famous battle of waterloo that military genius napoleon.
Corral from walter brennans songs of the west and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The film also contains notable early acting roles for dennis hopper and lee van cleef as well as actors who would become well known in television. Corral, starring burt lancaster, kirk douglas and joan van fleet, and directed by john sturges legendary composer dimitri tiomkins classic western score finally makes its film version debut here. The wildest gunfight in the history of the west lawman wyatt earp and outlaw doc holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary. Gunfight at the ok corral by frankie laine used very effectively throughout the movie. Lawman wyatt earp and outlaw doc holliday form an unlikely.
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