5.9
“He Kills By Invitation”
Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)
October 14, 19641h 32mEN
5.9
55 votes
Overview
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.
Director
Richard WilsonWriters
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$1.8M
Revenue
$3.1M
Production Companies
Stanley Kramer ProductionsHermes ProductionsLarcas ProductionsUnited Artists
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User Reviews
John Chard
3.0Thematically 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…
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