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Firecreek

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Johnny Cobb (James Stewart) is the part-time sheriff in a small, rundown town, trying to stretch his meager salary to provide for his growing family. Poor Cobb isn't much of a gunman, and he isn't particularly suited for fighting, but he's the man in charge when a gang of bandits led by Bob Larkin (Henry Fonda) rides into town. The tension rises as the bandits make themselves at home in Cobb's town, but when a gunfight breaks out, Cobb finds himself pushed to the limit.
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 07/29/2006
3/4
The Jimmy Stewart hero usually isn't very happy with his job. He doesn't go around sticking his neck out. He's no John Wayne type. But finally he gets pushed beyond the breaking point and Wayne hath no fury like a Stewart scorned. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 05/04/2011
C+
A mediocre Western, elevated by the star power of Henry Fonda (as the villain) and Jimmy Stewart Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 04/12/2010
C
It's a B-western passed off as an A-western. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D @RT35616104 01/26/2024 With these stars it is hard not to have fun. See more 07/15/2023 Well worth the watch was a great cast. I recommend that James Welch, Henderson, Arkansas, July 14, 2023 See more CodyZamboni @CodyZamboni 07/12/2023 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 can Stewart find the guts to stand up for true frontier justice? See more deke p @RT96675217 03/16/2021 All star cast. Heavy duty serious plot. Small westerrn village scared by bad guys. 3 stars, but RT is only letting me give it 5 stars so far, computer glitch. Never heard of before saw on late nite GRIT NETWORK, Ch 30.3 SoCal See more delysid d @RT67044741 05/17/2020 along with welcome to hard times, this is an old school western with henry fonda that made me pine for the old days See more 02/09/2019 An odd film that leaves the viewer more sympathetic to the putative villain Henry Fonda than to the hero Jimmy Stewart. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Vincent McEveety

Director

James Stewart

Johnny Cobb

Henry Fonda

Bob Larkin

Inger Stevens

Evelyn Pittman

Gary Lockwood

Earl

Dean Jagger

Whittier
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Synopsis Johnny Cobb (James Stewart) is the part-time sheriff in a small, rundown town, trying to stretch his meager salary to provide for his growing family. Poor Cobb isn't much of a gunman, and he isn't particularly suited for fighting, but he's the man in charge when a gang of bandits led by Bob Larkin (Henry Fonda) rides into town. The tension rises as the bandits make themselves at home in Cobb's town, but when a gunfight breaks out, Cobb finds himself pushed to the limit.
Director
Vincent McEveety
Producer
Philip Leacock, John Mantley
Screenwriter
Calvin Clements Sr.
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 24, 1968, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 21, 2016
Runtime
1h 44m