Invitation to a Gunfighter

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Invitation to a Gunfighter

1964

1h 32m

Western

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From worse to terrible -- Civil War veteran Matt Weaver (George Segal) arrives in New Mexico worn down from combat, only to discover his family plot has been requisitioned and sold by cutthroat property developer Sam Brewster. When Weaver attempts to reclaim his land, Brewster hires a reclusive gunman (Yul Brynner) to take him out. However, the gunman proves uncontrollable. He refuses to kill Weaver and instead tries to seduce his wife (Janice Rule), all the while wreaking havoc throughout town.

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Tom Milne

Sight & Sound

The acting is excellent, particularly YuI Brynner... and Elizabeth Wilson's script is a model of intelligence.

Mar 31, 2020

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Intriguing.

Rated: B

Feb 26, 2016

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a thoroughly forgettable piece of work.

Rated: 1.5/4

Oct 30, 2006

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Joe B

Very entertaining and suspenseful at times. The movie Invitation To A Gunfighter was well acted and I feel the over story was very interesting.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/24/24

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Robert H

The mid 60's produced a number of bad westerns. This was probably the worst.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/16/23

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Audience Member

Well worth the watch, James Welch, Henderson, Arkansas, May 1, 2023

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/02/23

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Audience Member

Solid classic Western. . with humor.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/18/18

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ashley h

Invitation to a Gunfighter is a decent film. It is about a Confederate veteran who returns home in New Mexico to find his fiancée married to a Union soldier. Yul Brynner and George Segal give good performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. Richard Wilson did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the romance and action.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

A Stanley Kramer production that feels like what you'd get if you blended one of Kramer's "social conscience" productions with a spaghetti western. If that doesn't sound like a completely satisfying prospect to you, well then you're mostly right. George Segal plays a Confederate veteran who comes home to find that his Union-sympathizing home town has taken away everything he owned and don't plan on giving it back. Town honcho Pat Hingle doesn't want him around and ends up hiring mysterious gunfighter Yul Brynner to kill Segal. It's quite reminiscent of Eastwood's "High Plains Drifter", while a lot more liberal Hollywood slick that that flick. It is thoroughly entertaining if overwhelmingly slight.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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From worse to terrible -- Civil War veteran Matt Weaver (George Segal) arrives in New Mexico worn down from combat, only to discover his family plot has been requisitioned and sold by cutthroat property developer Sam Brewster. When Weaver attempts to reclaim his land, Brewster hires a reclusive gunman (Yul Brynner) to take him out. However, the gunman proves uncontrollable. He refuses to kill Weaver and instead tries to seduce his wife (Janice Rule), all the while wreaking havoc throughout town.

Director: Richard Wilson
Producer: Richard Wilson
Screenwriter: Richard Wilson, Elizabeth Wilson
Production Co: Stanley Kramer Company
Genre: Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Runtime: 1h 32m

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