[go: up one dir, main page]

    Calendrier de sortiesLes 250 meilleurs filmsLes films les plus populairesRechercher des films par genreMeilleur box officeHoraires et billetsActualités du cinémaPleins feux sur le cinéma indien
    Ce qui est diffusé à la télévision et en streamingLes 250 meilleures sériesÉmissions de télévision les plus populairesParcourir les séries TV par genreActualités télévisées
    Que regarderLes dernières bandes-annoncesProgrammes IMDb OriginalChoix d’IMDbCoup de projecteur sur IMDbGuide de divertissement pour la famillePodcasts IMDb
    OscarsEmmysSan Diego Comic-ConSummer Watch GuideToronto Int'l Film FestivalSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestivalsTous les événements
    Né aujourd'huiLes célébrités les plus populairesActualités des célébrités
    Centre d'aideZone des contributeursSondages
Pour les professionnels de l'industrie
  • Langue
  • Entièrement prise en charge
  • English (United States)
    Partiellement prise en charge
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Liste de favoris
Se connecter
  • Entièrement prise en charge
  • English (United States)
    Partiellement prise en charge
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Utiliser l'appli
  • Distribution et équipe technique
  • Avis des utilisateurs
  • Anecdotes
  • FAQ
IMDbPro

La cible humaine

Titre original : The Gunfighter
  • 1950
  • 16
  • 1h 25min
NOTE IMDb
7,7/10
14 k
MA NOTE
Gregory Peck in La cible humaine (1950)
Regarder Trailer
Lire trailer1:30
1 Video
62 photos
OccidentalDrame psychologiqueWestern classique

Le célèbre tireur Jimmy Ringo se rend en ville pour trouver son grand amour, qui ne veut pas le voir. Il n'est pas venu chercher des ennuis, mais des ennuis le trouvent à chaque coin de rue.Le célèbre tireur Jimmy Ringo se rend en ville pour trouver son grand amour, qui ne veut pas le voir. Il n'est pas venu chercher des ennuis, mais des ennuis le trouvent à chaque coin de rue.Le célèbre tireur Jimmy Ringo se rend en ville pour trouver son grand amour, qui ne veut pas le voir. Il n'est pas venu chercher des ennuis, mais des ennuis le trouvent à chaque coin de rue.

  • Réalisation
    • Henry King
  • Scénario
    • William Bowers
    • William Sellers
    • André De Toth
  • Casting principal
    • Gregory Peck
    • Helen Westcott
    • Millard Mitchell
  • Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro
  • NOTE IMDb
    7,7/10
    14 k
    MA NOTE
    • Réalisation
      • Henry King
    • Scénario
      • William Bowers
      • William Sellers
      • André De Toth
    • Casting principal
      • Gregory Peck
      • Helen Westcott
      • Millard Mitchell
    • 112avis d'utilisateurs
    • 68avis des critiques
    • 94Métascore
  • Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro
    • Nommé pour 1 Oscar
      • 2 victoires et 2 nominations au total

    Vidéos1

    Trailer
    Trailer 1:30
    Trailer

    Photos61

    Voir l'affiche
    Voir l'affiche
    Voir l'affiche
    Voir l'affiche
    Voir l'affiche
    Voir l'affiche
    Voir l'affiche
    + 55
    Voir l'affiche

    Rôles principaux81

    Modifier
    Gregory Peck
    Gregory Peck
    • Jimmy Ringo
    Helen Westcott
    Helen Westcott
    • Peggy Walsh
    Millard Mitchell
    Millard Mitchell
    • Marshal Mark Strett
    Jean Parker
    Jean Parker
    • Molly
    Karl Malden
    Karl Malden
    • Mac
    Skip Homeier
    Skip Homeier
    • Hunt Bromley
    Anthony Ross
    Anthony Ross
    • Deputy Charlie Norris
    Verna Felton
    Verna Felton
    • Mrs. August Pennyfeather
    Ellen Corby
    Ellen Corby
    • Mrs. Devlin
    Richard Jaeckel
    Richard Jaeckel
    • Eddie
    Victor Adamson
    Victor Adamson
    • Townsman at Funeral
    • (non crédité)
    Murray Alper
    Murray Alper
    • Townsman at Funeral
    • (non crédité)
    C.E. Anderson
    C.E. Anderson
    • Street Loafer
    • (non crédité)
    Carl Andre
    • Street Loafer
    • (non crédité)
    Beulah Archuletta
    • Indian Woman
    • (non crédité)
    Gregg Barton
    Gregg Barton
    • Pete's Pal
    • (non crédité)
    Arthur Berkeley
    • Townsman at Funeral
    • (non crédité)
    Chet Brandenburg
    Chet Brandenburg
    • Townsman at Funeral
    • (non crédité)
    • Réalisation
      • Henry King
    • Scénario
      • William Bowers
      • William Sellers
      • André De Toth
    • Toute la distribution et toute l’équipe technique
    • Production, box office et plus encore chez IMDbPro

    Avis des utilisateurs112

    7,713.8K
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10

    Avis à la une

    9Matti-Man

    It's never really black or white

    THE GUNFIGHTER is the seventh western movie I've watched in the last couple of weeks in my quest to catch up with a bunch of films I've never seen that I recorded from TV. And I've made sure I've posted a review as I viewed each for the first time.

    THE GUNFIGHTER is another superb western from a director not normally associated with the genre. Falling squarely between the 1940s and 1950s, I was at first uncertain at to which camp this film fell into. It has all the incidents you'd expect in a 1940s oater, but overlaid with the kind of psychology and sensibilities you'd expect in a 1950s western. In the end, I decided this is a film about contrasts.

    The first contrast you notice is the visual one. The movie is shot in black and white and it seems that those were the only two tones available to director Henry King. The exteriors are bright, bleached out and hard on the eyes. The interiors are dark, cool and gloomy. There doesn't seem to be much shades of grey going on (of course, I could have been watching a bad print, but work with me, here ...)

    This visual contrast is echoed by the contrasts between the characters. The first of these we see is the contrast between Peck's Jimmy Ringo and the dumb kid who challenges him in the first bar. Ringo tries to talk him round, the kid won't have it and goes for his gun. But Ringo - of course - is faster. Darwinism at work ...

    The next telling contrast is between Ringo and his old compadre, Town Marshall Mark Street. While Ringo still drifts from town to town, occasionally having to show some punk who's fastest, Mark has gone respectable and settled down. Mark is a respected citizen while Ringo's presence causes mothers to call their children indoors.

    Then there's the contrast between Peggy, Ringo's estranged wife, and the gossipping, prejudiced biddies of the town. Is it any coincidence that Peggy is a teacher, representing education and, by implication, civilisation?

    THE GUNFIGHTER is very tightly plotted at just 85 minutes. It seems longer because of the wealth of incident it packed into its slender running time. Film makers of today could learn a lot about how to pace a story from films like this.

    If it shows up on TCM or somesuch satellite/cable channel, do yourself a favour and make the effort to catch it. It's well worth your while.
    9A. Judas Rimmer

    Recommended to lovers of dramatic Westerns.

    I found every moment of this movie gripping. Now, I am a fan of the Western genre, but this one is one of my favorites along with The Oxbow Incident and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The "tough-guy who can not get away from his past/reputation" is a classic and Gregory Peck's performance has the perfect air of menace and weariness for the role. I recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys thoughtful and dramatic movies.
    8bebop63-1

    A Good "Bad" Guy

    I chanced upon the DVD of this movie at the local library and decided to check it out, as having already previously watched Peck in other Westerns like "The Bravados", "The Big Country" & "Mackenna's Gold". In all these films, he appears to me to be playing the same kind of role - a reserved character whose behavior is atypical to those around him which manages to garner him unwelcome attention. Here in "The Gunfighter", he plays Jimmie Ringo - a tribute to the Johnny Ringo character, perhaps? - a dead-hand gunslinger with 15 kills to his credit (or discredit, whichever way you look at it), who wishes to put the past behind him and to be left alone and start a life anew in peaceful obscurity, but is hounded everywhere by would-be wannabe Billy the Kids who are vying for the "honor" and "distinction" of having shot him. Reminds me of the movie "The Shootist" starring John Wayne, which has basically an identical plot. Technically speaking, Ringo is an outlaw to be feared by the general public, yet one can't help but take sides with him and empathize with his situation. Serendipity takes him to a town where the Marshal turns out to be his ex-compatriot in crime and the bartender knows him from elsewhere but feels nothing but admiration for his past exploits and both do everything they can to help him, much to the dismay and annoyance of the townspeople especially the Ladies Committee made up of self-righteous biddies.

    I understand that this movie did not do too well at the box office but great films are not necessarily big money-earners, and vice-versa. This is one Western which is, like the roles Gregory Peck plays in films of such genre, is atypical in that the emphasis is more on the study of central character and his inner self rather than his deeds. The only flaw I found was the lack of a proper movie score especially for some of the more tense scenes like the confrontation with the 3 cowboys, which would have highlighted the moments. Otherwise, a great film in my opinion.
    dougdoepke

    Casting a Forward Shadow

    No need to recap what's essentially a well done, but one-note plot. It looks like the seeds of a hundred TV westerns get their start here as Peck's weary gunfighter shows the many ravages of being Top Gun. Then too, the clock watching plus the vengeful riders coming to town looks a lot like the later High Noon (1952). I suspect this was one of the more influential oaters of the period.

    It's also shrewdly cast. Peck's rather stiff acting style works well for the besieged Ringo, a man now living mainly within himself since nobody can be trusted. But I especially like Mitchell's sheriff. He projects real authority tinged by an appropriate hint of understanding. Plus, he looks like a genuine frontier hard guy. Too bad this unusual actor died so soon. And was there ever a better dislikable young punk than Skip Homeier, who made a brief career out of such unlovelies. On the other hand, Westcott appears a shade too young (22) to be Ringo's wife and mother of an eight-year old, but at least she's not glamorous in the usual Hollywood style.

    The climax is appropriately non-heroic, just a couple shots in an alleyway. Not exactly the usual Hollywood showdown. I suspect that's one reason for the rather mythic final sequence, for Peck has managed to inject a touch of nobility into the character of the ravaged gunfighter. All in all, it's a somber and elegiac eighty-minutes that eventually cast quite a forward shadow.
    8RJC-99

    Guns N' Roses

    Meet the western, deglamorized: gunslinging makes you feel guilty, your ex is a prudish school teacher too hung up on your trail of corpses to see you, the town where you've decamped is filled with half-witted bums, puritans, celebrity-gazers and a most unlikely marshal, and somewhere on your trail are three brothers of the dead smart ass who drew on you in the last town. Jesus, do you need a whiskey.

    No ordinary genre film, "The Gunfighter" (1950) is both a hugely satisfying entertainment and a conventional studio film with surprising depths. The surprise comes from the nature of the western in the mid-century where, with few exceptions, the black-and-white morality plays are as plain as the gunfire. Not so here, where we get the treat of seeing Gregory Peck play an antihero who has stepped far outside of conventional morality and now wants readmission, even though the bloodstains won't wash out. Welcome to Ambiguiety Gulch.

    It's tempting to say that "Gunfighter" looks forward to the spaghetti western, especially in its themes of alienation and social revulsion. Frankly, though, it feels less like a western and more like a film noir. The feeling of claustrophobia is always near, whether in Peck's fear of another violent summons or in subplots involving the closeted desires of various townspeople to kill him (one gritty sequence in a boarding room is more unsettling than anything in Hawks or Ford). Surfaces are untrustworthy, motivations questionable, psychological derangement hovers in the wings, the "law" is both more and less than it appears, and as characters make startling pacts with their bloody pasts you can almost sense the triumphalism of the post-war years turning to anxiety and dread.

    Vous aimerez aussi

    La Ville abandonnée
    7,4
    La Ville abandonnée
    Les Bravados
    7,0
    Les Bravados
    Winchester 73
    7,6
    Winchester 73
    La Rivière rouge
    7,7
    La Rivière rouge
    L'appât
    7,3
    L'appât
    L'étrange incident
    8,0
    L'étrange incident
    Hombre
    7,4
    Hombre
    La poursuite infernale
    7,7
    La poursuite infernale
    L'homme aux colts d'or
    7,1
    L'homme aux colts d'or
    Les grands espaces
    7,9
    Les grands espaces
    Un homme de fer
    7,7
    Un homme de fer
    40 Tueurs
    6,9
    40 Tueurs

    Histoire

    Modifier

    Le saviez-vous

    Modifier
    • Anecdotes
      The studio hated Gregory Peck's authentic period mustache. In fact, the head of production at Fox, Spyros P. Skouras, was out of town when production began. By the time he got back, so much of the film had been shot that it was too late to order Peck to shave it off and reshoot. After the film did not do well at the box office, Skouras ran into Peck and reportedly said, "That mustache cost us millions."
    • Gaffes
      When Marshal Strett first confronts Ringo, he brings three deputies with him. Later, when Deputy Charlie comes to sit shotgun, Ringo doesn't recognize him and asks the bartender, "Who is he?"

      It was established that Ringo doesn't remember people from his failure to recognize the bartenders. It's easy to forget someone you've seen for only a couple minutes and weren't introduced to.
    • Citations

      Marshal Mark Strett: Somebody after you?

      Jimmy Ringo: Three somebodies.

      Marshal Mark Strett: The law?

      Jimmy Ringo: Naw, this is personal.

      Marshal Mark Strett: I don't want 'em to catch up with you here.

      Jimmy Ringo: I don't want 'em to catch up with me anywhere.

    • Connexions
      Featured in Il était une fois l'Amérique (1976)
    • Bandes originales
      Beautiful Dreamer
      (uncredited)

      Composed by Stephen Foster

      Played by the pianist at the bar

    Meilleurs choix

    Connectez-vous pour évaluer et suivre la liste de favoris afin de recevoir des recommandations personnalisées
    Se connecter

    FAQ

    • How long is The Gunfighter?Alimenté par Alexa

    Détails

    Modifier
    • Date de sortie
      • 4 avril 1952 (France)
    • Pays d’origine
      • États-Unis
    • Langue
      • Anglais
    • Aussi connu sous le nom de
      • L'homme aux abois
    • Lieux de tournage
      • Death Valley National Park, Californie, États-Unis
    • Société de production
      • Twentieth Century Fox
    • Voir plus de crédits d'entreprise sur IMDbPro

    Spécifications techniques

    Modifier
    • Durée
      1 heure 25 minutes
    • Couleur
      • Black and White
    • Rapport de forme
      • 1.33 : 1

    Contribuer à cette page

    Suggérer une modification ou ajouter du contenu manquant
    • En savoir plus sur la contribution
    Modifier la page

    Découvrir

    Récemment consultés

    Activez les cookies du navigateur pour utiliser cette fonctionnalité. En savoir plus
    Obtenir l'application IMDb
    Identifiez-vous pour accéder à davantage de ressourcesIdentifiez-vous pour accéder à davantage de ressources
    Suivez IMDb sur les réseaux sociaux
    Obtenir l'application IMDb
    Pour Android et iOS
    Obtenir l'application IMDb
    • Aide
    • Index du site
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • Licence de données IMDb
    • Salle de presse
    • Annonces
    • Emplois
    • Conditions d'utilisation
    • Politique de confidentialité
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, une société Amazon

    © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.