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14/10/1964 Western 1h 32m
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He Kills By Invitation

Overview

In New Mexico, a Confederate veteran returns home to find his fiancée married to a Union soldier, his Yankee neighbors rallied against him and his property sold by the local banker who then hires a gunman to kill him.

  1. Richard Wilson

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Yul Brynner

    Jules Gaspard d'Estaing

  2. Janice Rule

    Ruth Adams

  3. George Segal

    Matt Weaver

  4. Alfred Ryder

    Doc Barker

  5. Clifford David

    Crane Adams

  6. Mike Kellin

    Blind Union Vet

  7. Brad Dexter

    Kenarsie

  8. Pat Hingle

    Sam Brewster

  9. Bert Freed

    Sheriff

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2017-05-04
Thematically fine but executed with very little skill.

Rebel soldier Matt Weaver returns to town after the Civil War, only to find that his home has been sold by unscrupulous town boss, Sam Brewster. Brewster, fearing for his safety, hires gunfighter Jules Gaspard d'Estaing to eradicate Weaver. But as d'Estaing's settles in to town it becomes clear to him just what a corrupt and morally bankrupt bunch the townsfolk are.

It grieves me to mark a film like this, with so many good people involved with it, down so low. The thematic heart of this picture is fabulous, nothing none of us haven't...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$1,800,000.00

Revenue
$3,100,000.00

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