Western

Invitation to a Gunfighter

- He Kills By Invitation

In New Mexico, a Confederate veteran returns home to find his fiancée married to a Union soldier, his Yankee neighbors rallied against him and his property sold by the local banker who then hires a gunman to kill him.

Release Date : 1964-10-14

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Stanley Kramer ProductionsHermes ProductionsLarcas ProductionsUnited Artists

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Invitation to a Gunfighter

Cast

Character Name : Jules Gaspard d'Estaing

Original Name : Yul Brynner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ruth Adams

Original Name : Janice Rule

Gender : Female

Character Name : Matt Weaver

Original Name : George Segal

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doc Barker

Original Name : Alfred Ryder

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crane Adams

Original Name : Clifford David

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blind Union Vet

Original Name : Mike Kellin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kenarsie

Original Name : Brad Dexter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sam Brewster

Original Name : Pat Hingle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheriff

Original Name : Bert Freed

Gender : Male

Character Name : Manuel

Original Name : John A. Alonzo

Gender : Male

Character Name : McKeever

Original Name : Curt Conway

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hickman

Original Name : Clarke Gordon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gully

Original Name : Gerald Hiken

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tuttle

Original Name : Clifton James

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fiddler

Original Name : Strother Martin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Schoop

Original Name : Arthur Peterson

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Thematically fine but executed with very little skill. Rebel soldier Matt Weaver returns to town after the Civil War, only to find that his home has been sold by unscrupulous town boss, Sam Brewster. Brewster, fearing for his safety, hires gunfighter Jules Gaspard d'Estaing to eradicate Weaver. But as d'Estaing's settles in to town it becomes clear to him just what a corrupt and morally bankrupt bunch the townsfolk are. It grieves me to mark a film like this, with so many good people involved with it, down so low. The thematic heart of this picture is fabulous, nothing none of us haven't seen before, but tales of hired gunmen straightening out dirty towns are always of interest if handled with care and a commitment to the moral essence. Invitation To A Gunfighter, in spite of starring Yul Brynner, George Segal, Brad Dexter, Pat Hingle and Strother Martin, and being directed by Orson Welles collaborator Richard Wilson, is ploddingly paced and acted like a low budget C movie. The score from David Raksin is intrusive and completely out of sync with the nature of the piece, whilst the back lot location is all too evident. The piece briefly picks up entering the final third, where thankfully Brynner is asked to earn his pay outside of walking around glumly, but it's a false dawn as the finale has all the excitement of a runny nose. I'm in the minority judging by the comments written for this film thus far, so maybe it caught me at a bad time, but the chances of me ever seeking this one out again are remote to say the least. 3/10