Product Details

• Actors: Kirk Douglas, Johnny Cash, Jane Alexander, Karen Black, Keith Carradine
• Directors: Lamont Johnson
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Allied Artists Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: December 13, 2005
• Run Time: 89 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000C3L2N4
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #156,155 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars People aren't getting it, February 18, 2010

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JC7071 "JC7071" (New York State) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Gunfight (DVD)

I saw this movie when new, and to this day I am blown away at the staging and the premise of the story. It was a truly "revisionist" western, when making westerns in that category became almost cliche'. Kirk Douglas is as good as usual, meaning better than most. Johnny Cash gives a suitable and able performance as the protagonist of the film. This movie is more of an "Art House" movie than a mainstream western, and I think that's the problem for many of those who've seen it and written about it. You really must view it in a different context than many standard fare movies of the western genre. I'd place this alongside "The Hired Hand" before I'd compare it to any standard western tale. I absolutely loved the duel ending, filmed as a reverie in Johnny Cash's mind as he prepares to leave town. Excellent film, but again, be warned, it's not your standard western by any means

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Good Solid Western, October 17, 2006

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Gary K. Smith "Doin' My Time" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Gunfight (DVD)

By no means an epic, nor is it a "B" movie, "A Gunfight" falls into the category of good mainstream western entertainment with a twist. Two famous gunfighters, one semi-active one semi-retired with a family and feeling a bit stale, meet and speculate what it might be like to fight one another for a paying audience. The idea comes to fruition and that's it in a nutshell. Solid performance by Kirk Douglas, as expected, and Johnny Cash proves he's come a long way since "Five Minutes To Live". Cash performs the main title as well. A good supporting cast, including Jane Alexander and a young Keith Carradine, makes this a worthwhile pic. On second thought I give it four stars. A good DVD transfer, though I'd like to see this in widescreen in a future release.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorites!!, December 21, 2010

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budgie (America) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Gunfight (DVD)

I love this movie! I've seen it many times and am ordering a new copy today. One of the last, true westerns made when Johnny Cash and Kirk Douglas were in there prime.