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5 Card Stud

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Original title

5 Card Studaka

AKA

Five Card Stud

Year

1968

Running time

103 min.

Country

United States

Director

Henry Hathaway

Screenwriter

Marguerite Roberts. Novel: Ray Gaulden

Cast

Music

Maurice Jarre

Cinematography

Daniel L. Fapp

Producer

Paramount Pictures. Producer: Hal B. Wallis

Genre

Western. Mystery | Gambling. Poker

Synopsis

Ray Gaulden's novel comes to the screen in this western murder mystery. In a small Colorado town, a man is caught cheating in poker game and is promptly lynched. The town then falls into a panic as the five members of a lynching party are murdered, one by one. Dean Martin leads the cast, which features a menacing Robert Mitchum as a mysterious fire-and-brimstone preacher.

Critics' reviews

"'Five Card Stud' has the elements of an action Western: lots of gun battles, fist fights, stranglings, barroom brawls, fires, and lady barbers with hearts of gold. But it also has something rather rare, a well-made story (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: rogerebert.com

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5 Card Stud

1968

Henry Hathaway

6.6

(1,659)