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The Tin Star is a 1957 American Western film directed by Anthony Mann and produced by William Perlberg and George Seaton. The screenplay was written by Dudley Nichols, with music composed by Elmer Bernstein. The cast includes Henry Fonda, Anthony Perkins, Betsy Palmer, and Michel de Carvalho. The film was produced by Paramount Pictures and the Perlsea Company, with distribution handled by Paramount Pictures and Netflix.
The plot follows an experienced bounty hunter who helps a young sheriff learn the meaning of his badge. The movie has a runtime of 93 minutes and was released in black-and-white. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. The film holds a review score of 6.7/10 and 89%, with an IMDb rating of 7.3 based on 6,823 votes.
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Film · TMDB
7.0An experienced bounty hunter helps a young sheriff learn the meaning of his badge.
Cast
- Henry Fonda as Morgan Hickman
- Anthony Perkins as Ben Owens
- Betsy Palmer as Nona Mayfield
- Michel Ray as Kip Mayfield
- Neville Brand as Bart Bogardus
- John McIntire as Joseph "Doc" McCord
Themes
- justice
- mixed race child
- seamstress
- hanging posse
- nervous
- two guns belt
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
6,823 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
89%
- Year
- 1957
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Genres
- Western
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- Western film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Anthony Mann
- Screenwriter
- Dudley Nichols
- Cast member
- Hal K. Dawson
- Composer
- Elmer Bernstein
- Producer
- George Seaton
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Loyal Griggs
- Duration
- 93
- FilmAffinity ID
- 518805
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Henry Fonda in “The Tin Star”.tiff
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- Commons category
- The Tin Star
- publication date
- 1957-01-01
- film editor
- Alma Macrorie
- title
- The Tin Star
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- production designer
- Joseph McMillan Johnson
- color
- black-and-white
- costume designer
- Edith Head
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 89%
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