La poursuite infernale (1946)

Awards
- 3 wins total

Top cast56

Edit

Henry Fonda

Wyatt Earp

Linda Darnell

Chihuahua

Victor Mature

Doc Holliday

Cathy Downs

Clementine Carter

Walter Brennan

Old Man Clanton

Tim Holt

Virgil Earp

Ward Bond

Morgan Earp

Alan Mowbray

Granville Thorndyke

John Ireland

Billy Clanton

Roy Roberts

Mayor

Jane Darwell

Kate Nelson

Grant Withers

Ike Clanton

J. Farrell MacDonald

Mac the Barman

Russell Simpson

John Simpson

Robert Adler

Stagecoach Driver
(uncredited)

C.E. Anderson

Townsman
(uncredited)

Don Barclay

Opera House Owner
(uncredited)

Hank Bell

Opera House Patron
(uncredited)

John Ford's exquisite film about marshall of Tombstone, Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday and their incredible gunfight against the Clantons at the O.K.Corral. Dramatic and wonderfully brooding, Ford employs it all here; perfect lighting, superb photography and as always, a fabulous and unmatched use of the camera. Many other films have been made on this subject, but you need look no further than this cinematic masterpiece.

Coxer99
Jul 21, 1999
Permalink

Videos1

Trailer 2:24

Trailer

Photos95

+ 88

More like this

Did you know

Edit

Trivia
The cantankerous Walter Brennan disliked John Ford so much that he never worked with him again. One time when Brennan was having trouble getting into the saddle, Ford yelled, "Can't you even mount a horse?" Brennan shot back, "No, but I got three Oscars for acting!"

Goofs
The movie shows James Earp killed (murdered) with his marker showing "born 1864 died 1882". However, James Earp was in fact born in 1841 and died in 1926 of natural causes. It was Morgan Earp who was murdered on 18 March 1882.

Quotes
Wyatt Earp: Mac, you ever been in love?
Mac: No, I've been a bartender all me life.

Alternate versions
In 1994, an alternate "preview" version of the film was found that runs 103 or 104 minutes, according to different sources. In June 1946, director John Ford showed producer Darryl F. Zanuck his cut of the film. Zanuck's opinion was that the film had some problems, so Zanuck reshot certain scenes with Director Lloyd Bacon. Zanuck also recut other scenes, changed the music at certain points, and slightly altered the finale. In all, 35 minutes of footage was shot or recut, and the film was released at 97 minutes. Both the 103-104 min. archival preview print and the 97 min. release print are on the Fox DVD released January 6, 2004.

Connections
Edited into John Ford, l'homme qui inventa l'Amérique (2019)

Soundtracks
(Oh My Darlin') Clementine
(1884) (uncredited)
Music by Percy Montrose
Lyrics by H.S. Thompson
Played and Sung during the opening credits and at the end
Also Whistled by Henry Fonda entering the hotel lobby on Sunday morning; stops whistling when he sees Clementine