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Warlock

Wherever you've been ... Whatever you've seen ... You've never run into anything like Warlock.

6.8(179)19592h 2m4

A band of murderous cowboys has imposed a reign of terror on the town of Warlock. With the sheriff humiliatingly run out of town, the residents hire the services of Clay Blaisedell as de facto town marshal. He arrives along with his friend, Tom Morgan, and sets about restoring law and order on his own terms whilst also overseeing the establishment of a gambling house and saloon.

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Status
Released
Budget
$2.4M
Box office
$1.7M
Language
English
  • jealousy
  • marshal
  • blonde
  • dress
  • gunshot wound
  • stagecoach robbery
  • frontier town
  • lynch mob
  • hired gun
  • two guns belt

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR10 Jun 1959
  • CanadaCA

    • TheatricalPG15 May 1959
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatricale 121 Jan 1960
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1215 May 1959
  • PortugalPT

    • TheatricalM/122 Jan 1960

Frequently asked questions

Warlock was released on 15 May 1959.

Audience reviews

2
  • J

    John Chard

    5/7/2014

    9/10

    Rock of ages comes to Warlock in Dmytryk's excellent adult Western. Warlock is a small town suffering from visits by a gang of thugs led by Abe McQuown. The honest townsfolk meet and decide to hire infamous gunslinger Clay Blaisedell to act as a Marshal. Blaisdell, aided by his trusty companion Tom Morgan, proceeds to clean up the town and promptly takes control of the gambling and dance parlour. But things are ra…

  • W

    Wuchak

    2/21/2019

    7/10

    ***Archetypal Western tragedy based on the Earp/Holliday/Tombstone legends*** A professional town-tamer named Blaisdell (Henry Fonda) is hired as an independent marshal by the citizens of Warlock to rid them of an unruly gang; meanwhile a repentant member of the bunch becomes deputy sheriff (Richard Widmark), which creates friction. Anthony Quinn plays the former’s faithful sidekick. “Warlock” (1959) is an adul…

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