The movie – that came from the pen of the enormously talented Endre Tóth (André De Toth) who quit Hungary in 1939 and made it all the way to Hollywood – signposted a new direction in the history of the western genre. Astonishingly, it documents the transformation of the once fearless gunslinger into a hesitant, vulnerable figure. The lead played by Gregory Peck arrives in a small town not as glorious legend but someone haunted by his past with no interest in saving it or righting wrongs. The film represents the endpoint of the heroic myth and takes a huge step towards more realistic characterized depictions in the western genre.
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Budapest Classic Film Marathon 2026: The Gunfighter
The Gunfighter
American western, bw, 85 min, 1950
in English, with Hunagarian subtitules
American western, bw, 85 min, 1950
in English, with Hunagarian subtitules
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Director: Henry King
Written by André De Toth
Screenplay by William Bowers, William Sellers
Director of photography: Arthur C. Miller
Music by Alfred Newman
Cast: Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott, Millard Mitchell
From the Wild West to the Wild East: The Western Genre and the Hungarians
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Once Upon a Time There Lived a Little Girl
2026.10.25 15:00 - 16:30
2026.10.25 15:00 - 16:30
MET 2026/27 - Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth
2026.10.25 18:00 - 21:30
2026.10.25 18:00 - 21:30
Sense and Sensibility | Pre-premiere screening and discussion
2026.10.28 18:30 - 21:30
2026.10.28 18:30 - 21:30
Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty - Pre-Premier Screening
2026.10.29 19:00 - 21:15
2026.10.29 19:00 - 21:15
Fatherland -Pre-Premier Screening
2026.10.30 19:00 - 20:30
2026.10.30 19:00 - 20:30
A Cult Classic Halloween at Uránia
10.30 - 10.31
10.30 - 10.31
Neoton Finálé
2026.11.01 16:00 - 19:15
2026.11.01 16:00 - 19:15
NT Live / Arthur Miller: All My Sons
2026.11.03 19:00 - 22:15
2026.11.03 19:00 - 22:15
Fjord - Pre-premiere screening
2026.11.07 19:00 - 21:30
2026.11.07 19:00 - 21:30
The Royal Ballet 2026/27 - Jules Massenet: Manon
2026.11.08 15:00 - 18:30
2026.11.08 15:00 - 18:30
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