The film was originally intended to have been directed by Fritz Lang but Universal did not want Lang to produce the film through his own Diana Productions company. Lang's idea was to have the rifle being Stewart's character's only source of strength and his only excuse for living, making the quest for his rifle a matter of life and death. With Lang out of the picture, Universal produced the film itself with the up-and-coming Anthony Mann, who was James Stewart's choice, directing. Mann had Borden Chase rewrite the script to make the rifle contention instead, showing it passing contentiously through the hands of a variety of people.
Winchester '73
(1950) " The Gun That Won The West!"
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| Runtime | 1 hr 32 min |
| Premiere: World | June 29, 1950 |
| Premiere: USA | June 1, 1950 |
| Digital: World | August 7, 2012 |
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| Also Known As | Montana Winchester United States |
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A cowboy’s obsession with a stolen rifle leads to a bullet-ridden odyssey through the American West.Сast and Crew
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