Synopsis
A peace-loving, part-time sheriff in the small town of Firecreek must take a stand when a gang of vicious outlaws takes over his town.
Votre Filmothèque
Cast
- James StewartJohnny Cobb
- Henry FondaBob Larkin
- Inger StevensEvelyn Pittman
- Gary LockwoodEarl
- Dean JaggerWhittier
- Ed BegleyPreacher Broyles
- Jay C. FlippenMr. Pittman
- Jack ElamNorman
- James BestDrew
- BarBara LunaMeli
Recommandations
- 80
The New York Times
Firecreek is a good, sturdy and occasionally powerful little Western. - 80
The Observer (UK)
Superior social western in which a torpid backwater community and its irresolute part-time sheriff (James Stewart) are redeemed and revivified through a menacing visit by ageing outlaw Henry Fonda's gang. Weathered oldtimers Dean Jagger, Ed Begley, Jack Elam and Jay C Flippen provide authenticity. Excellent photography by William Clothier. [15 May 2005, p.91] - 80
Los Angeles Times
An excellent but often overlooked 1968 Western about a kindly sheriff (James Stewart) battling a gang of bad guys, with Henry Fonda playing the chief villain. [03 Jun 1994, p.F22] - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
The tension we need to draw us into the story isn't there; things move at too leisurely a pace, and the movie, like the Jimmy Stewart hero, has to be dragged into the excitement against its will. - 60
The Telegraph
Late in James Stewart's career he made this sturdy western, the beauty of which lies in its simplicity. [09 Jul 2016, p.32] - 50
TV Guide Magazine
There are only short bursts of action in between nearly endless talk in the Clements script. Despite a huge cast of very competent actors the film misses the mark. - 50
Philadelphia Inquirer
Shy sheriff Stewart comes up against mobster Fonda and his gang of outlaws; not as good as this pairing should have been. [02 Jun 1994, p.E04] - 42
Portland Oregonian
Slow, contrived and monotonously grim. [18 Aug 2006, p.45]
