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    Son of a Gunfighter

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    Son of a Gunfighter
    Directed byPaul Landres
    Written byClarke Reynolds
    Produced byLester Welch
    StarringRuss Tamblyn
    Kieron Moore
    CinematographyManuel Berenguer
    Music byRobert Mellin
    Production
    company
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
    Release dates
    • 1965 (1965) (Spanish)
    • May 1966 (1966-05) (United States)
    Running time
    		91 minutes
    CountriesSpain
    United States
    LanguageEnglish

    Son of a Gunfighter (Spanish: El Hijo del Pistolero) is a 1965 Spanish-American Western film directed by Paul Landres.[1] It was the last MGM film to be shot in CinemaScope.[2]

    Russ Tamblyn was cast as "Son of a Gunfighter" in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained as a homage to this film.[3]

    Plot

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    Along the Mexican–American border, outlaws rob a bank then attack a stagecoach and find themselves defeated with the help of an ace gunman who seems to be looking for the group leader. After being injured in a shoot-out with bandidos, the young man continues his quest, aided by the Mexican rancher the bandits were trying to rob.

    Cast

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    • Russ Tamblyn as Johnny Ketchum
    • Kieron Moore as Deputy Mace Fenton
    • James Philbrook as James 'Ace' Ketchum
    • Fernando Rey as Don Pedro Fortuna
    • María Granada as Pilar Fortuna, Don Pedro's Daughter
    • Aldo Sambrell as Juan Morales, Bandit Chief
    • Antonio Casas as Pecos, Ace's Lieutenant
    • Barta Barri as Esteban, Don Pedro's Major Domo
    • Ralph Browne as Sheriff Litton

    See also

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    • List of American films of 1965

    References

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    1. ^ "Son of a Gunfighter". Spaghetti-western.net.
    2. ^ SON OF A GUNFIGHTER, Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 32, Iss. 372, (January 1, 1965): p. 138
    3. ^ Whisky bet won role in hit movie [Edition 4] Carson, Alan. Daily Record, 1 February 2013, p. 3
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