Gunfight at the O.K. Corral is a 1957 American Western film directed by John Sturges, starring Burt Lancaster as Wyatt Earp and Kirk Douglas as Doc Holliday.
The film is loosely based on the actual event which took place on October 26, 1881.
Plot[]
Lawman Wyatt Earp (Burt Lancaster) and gunfighter John "Doc" Holliday (Kirk Douglas) find themselves together again in Tombstone, Ariz., despite the tumultuous history between them. Earp comes to Arizona on a mission to bring the Clayton clan to justice. Meanwhile, Holliday becomes incensed with the decision of Kate Fisher (Jo Van Fleet) to turn him down in favor of another gunfighter (John Ireland), ultimately leading Holliday to join Earp's side in a confrontation with the Claytons.
Cast[]
- Burt Lancaster as Marshal Wyatt Earp
- Kirk Douglas as Doc Holliday
- Rhonda Fleming as Laura Denbow
- Jo Van Fleet as Kate Fisher
- John Ireland as Johnny Ringo
- Lyle Bettger as Ike Clanton
- Frank Faylen as Sheriff Cotton Wilson
- Earl Holliman as Deputy Sheriff Charlie Bassett
- Ted de Corsia as Shanghai Pierce
- Dennis Hopper as Billy Clanton
- Whit Bissell as John Clum
- George Mathews as John Shanssey
- John Hudson as Virgil Earp
- DeForest Kelley as Morgan Earp
- Martin Milner as James 'Jimmy' Earp
- Lee Van Cleef as Ed Bailey
- Jack Elam as Tom McLowery
- Peter Lawman as Jack Morgan
- Brian G. Hutton as Rick
- Kenneth Tobey as Bat Masterson