Summary
In the 1870s, two rival businessmen, Zack Thomas and Joe Jarrett, on a stagecoach heading to Galveston, Texas, must pull together to protect $100,000 from an outlaw named Matson.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+38)
Critics 11Audiences 49GoodWatch 30
Tomatometer11%
Letterboxd · 1 K ratings2.8/5
IMDb5.5
Audience score36%
Running time
2 h 4 min
Longer than most comedies, +24 min on the typical 100
typical 100124Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 19 more
Released
1963
December 21, 1963
63 years ago
Genres
ComedyWesternLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
ItalianMade in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
and 38 more48 people
- Frank SinatraZack Thomas
- Dean MartinJoe Jarrett
- Anita EkbergElya Carlson
- Ursula AndressMaxine Richter
- Barbara PaytonTown citizen
- Charles BronsonMatson
- Victor BuonoHarvey Burden
- Edric ConnorPrince George
Nick DennisAngel
Richard JaeckelPete Mancini
Mike MazurkiChad
Wesley AddyWinthrop Trowbridge
Marjorie BennettMiss Emmaline
Virginia ChristineBrunhilde
Ellen CorbyWidow
Jack ElamDobie
Jesslyn FaxMildred
Fritz FeldFritz
Percy HeltonJonas Ansel- JHJonathan HoleHeadwaiter on Riverboat
Jack LambertMonk
Paul LangtonBeauregard- KMKeith McConnellSweeney
- TBTeddy BucknerMusical Ensemble
Directing · 4
- Robert Aldrich Director, Screenplay, Producer
- Robert Gary Script Supervisor
- David Salven Assistant Director
- Tom Connors Jr. Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- W.R. Burnett Writer
- Teddi Sherman Screenplay
Production · 3
- Howard W. Koch Executive Producer
- Jack R. Berne Production Supervisor
- Walter Blake Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Ernest Laszlo Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Michael Luciano Editor
Sound · 3
- Nelson Riddle Original Music Composer
- Gil Grau Orchestrator
- Jack Solomon Sound Mixer
Art · 3
- William Glasgow Art Direction
- John Orlando Property Master
- Raphael Bretton Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Norma Koch Costume Design
- Joyce Rogers Costume Design
- Charles E. James Costume Design
- Robert J. Schiffer Makeup Artist
Other crew · 3
- Hal Needham Stunts
- Gene LeBell Stunts
- Charlie Picerni Stunts
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