# The Shooting (1966)

> A former bounty hunter escorts an enigmatic woman across a merciless desert, only to discover that the journey is an inscrutable hunt.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/27664

## Facts

- Runtime: 82 min
- Genres: Western, Mystery, Drama
- Director: Monte Hellman
- Cast: Warren Oates, Will Hutchins, Millie Perkins, Jack Nicholson, Charles Eastman, Guy El Tsosie, Brandon Carroll, B. J. Merholz
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062262/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: eerie, absurdist, foreboding, late night cinephile viewing, cult western marathon

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- [The White Buffalo (1977)](https://ember.film/movie/32050)
- [Dead Man (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/765)

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