Firecreek

Name: Firecreek
Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Released: January 24, 1968
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 65
Cast: BarBara Luna, Dean Jagger, Ed Begley, Gary Lockwood, Henry Fonda

1968

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Warner Bros./Seven Arts | Release Date: January 24, 1968 | TV-14

Starring: BarBara Luna, Dean Jagger, Ed Begley, Gary Lockwood, Henry Fonda, Inger Stevens, Jack Elam, James Best, James Stewart, Jay C. Flippen

Summary: A peace-loving, part-time Sheriff in the small town of Firecreek must take a stand when a gang of vicious outlaws takes over his town.

Director: Vincent McEveety

Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Western

Rating: TV-14

Runtime: 104 min

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Dennis Hunt

An excellent but often overlooked 1968 Western about a kindly sheriff (James Stewart) battling a gang of bad guys, with Henry Fonda playing the chief villain. [03 Jun 1994, p.F22]

The Observer (UK) Philip French

Superior social western in which a torpid backwater community and its irresolute part-time sheriff (James Stewart) are redeemed and revivified through a menacing visit by ageing outlaw Henry Fonda's gang. Weathered oldtimers Dean Jagger, Ed Begley, Jack Elam and Jay C Flippen provide authenticity. Excellent photography by William Clothier. [15 May 2005, p.91]

Howard Thompson

Firecreek is a good, sturdy and occasionally powerful little Western. Read full review

The Telegraph Staff (Not Credited)

Late in James Stewart's career he made this sturdy western, the beauty of which lies in its simplicity. [09 Jul 2016, p.32]

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

There are only short bursts of action in between nearly endless talk in the Clements script. Despite a huge cast of very competent actors the film misses the mark. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

Shy sheriff Stewart comes up against mobster Fonda and his gang of outlaws; not as good as this pairing should have been. [02 Jun 1994, p.E04]

Ted Mahar

Slow, contrived and monotonously grim. [18 Aug 2006, p.45]

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codyz

Jul 30, 2023

For a 1968 movie, this one has a low key, old school feel and look.
It pushes all the right buttons, anchored by good performances by veterans James Stewart and Henry Fonda. Both characters contrasted as they re-examine their lives, whether Fonda can go back to his old flame, and canFor a 1968 movie, this one has a low key, old school feel and look.
It pushes all the right buttons, anchored by good performances by veterans James Stewart and Henry Fonda. Both characters contrasted as they re-examine their lives, whether Fonda can go back to his old flame, and can Stewart find the guts to stand up for true frontier justice?… Expand

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