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The Master Gunfighter

Name: The Master Gunfighter
Genre: Drama, Western, Crime
Released: 1975-10-03
Cast: Tom Laughlin, Ron O'Neal, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Barbara Carrera, Hector Elias

1975 | 110 min | Drama, Western, Crime

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved High Plains Drifter or Pale Rider, start here.
The mood: Dark and gritty.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 50 min.
What might put you off: Made in 1975: an older pace and style.

Don Santiago (Richard Angarola) is a vicious man who helps provoke an Indian massacre that will allow him to steal the Indians' land and claim it as his own. However, his son-in-law, Finley (Tom Laughlin), is an expert hand with both guns and swords and will not allow him to push around the peace-loving Indians or fellow settlers of the West.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Box office & staying powerBelow par
$4 million worldwide on a $4 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 9K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Tom Laughlin

Tom LaughlinFinley
Ron O'NealPaulo
Lincoln KilpatrickJacques
Barbara CarreraEula
Hector EliasJuan
Geo Anne SosaChorika
Victor CamposMaltese
Burgess MeredithNarrator (voice)
James AndronicaAbel
Richard AngarolaDon Santiago