# Warlock (1959)

> A hired gunfighter, a reformed outlaw, and a volatile loyalist collide over who has the right to impose order on a lawless frontier town.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/23374

## Facts

- Runtime: 122 min
- Genres: Western
- Director: Edward Dmytryk
- Cast: Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn, Dorothy Malone, Dolores Michaels, Wallace Ford, Tom Drake, Richard Arlen
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053434/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: melancholic, gripping, psychologically tense, classic western night, cinephile viewing

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- [The Man from Laramie (1955)](https://ember.film/movie/10988)

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