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Bookmark this pageA Time for Dying (1969)
Director: Budd Boetticher
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Boetticher's last Western (after a long gap filled with his work on a bullfighting project) is a sad affair, far removed from the precision and resonance of the Randolph Scott films. Produced by Audie Murphy, who takes a bit part as Jesse James, the film looks at the life of an aspiring gunfighter (Lapp), who meets his end through foolish bravado. Not much bravado is visible on-screen, however, as the production values are strictly TV (flat lighting, crummy sets), and the actors fail to give their characters any credibility.Author: DT
Cast & crew
Director: Budd Boetticher
Producer: Audie Murphy
Cast: Richard Lapp, Anne Randall, Bob Randon, Victor Jory, Audie Murphy full cast
Genre(s): Westerns
Duration: 75 mins
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