Winchester '73 (1950)
Directed by Anthony Mann · 92 min · Western
59.4 TOPICAL score · #1,316 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Lin McAdam rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown, only to find himself in a shooting competition against him. McAdam wins the prize, a one-in-a-thousand Winchester rifle, but Dutch steals it and leaves town. McAdam follows, intent on settling his old quarrel, while the rifle keeps changing hands and touching a number of lives.
Winchester '73 (1950, directed by Anthony Mann) has a TOPICAL score of 59.4 - ranked 1,316 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and historical impact, and lowest on awards. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.3/10 (421 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 33 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.3/10 (421 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 33 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read10,916 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: James Stewart (actor #2), Shelley Winters (actor #289), Dan Duryea (actor #1,130), Stephen McNally