What is Gunfight at the O. K. Corral About?
She mocks Wyatts righteousness, but he takes a shine to her, and they are soon engaged.
Wyatt and Doc arrest the bunch.
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The Earp brothers want Wyatt to lead them in preventing this from happening.
This leads directly tothe titular confrontation at the O. K. Corral.
Why Did Historians Rip ‘Gunfight at the O. K. Corral’ Apart?
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The movie was a big hit financially, generally critically well-received, and nominated for several awards.
The battle length in the film has been reported variously as five, eight, and eleven minutes long.
The version reviewed was eight minutes and thirty-eight seconds long, from the first face-off to the final dissolve.
Virgil and Morgan Earp were both shot and wounded, though not mortally.
Doc was grazed, and Wyatt was unhurt.
All of it is completely from the imagination of director John Sturges.
Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
The historians have a right to be upset.
Wikipedia, IMDb, and Prime Video Trivia all have long lists of errors.
And, despite what you see in the film, Wyatt was a renowned lifelong teetotaler (non-drinker).
It’s a blessing no one was tracking the cloud’s movements.
It artfully buries a lot of historical exposition in the easy-flowing dialogue.
At its heart isa story of a bromancewith a dark and humorous touch.
The film cleverly indicates the passage of time by the gradual evolution of period songs emerging from the saloons.
The generally excellent castmakes up for a lot.
Ever-pious Lancaster plays well off of Douglas' eternal brawler and scallywag.
Sturges made a good try, but no cigar.
