The Gun and the Pulpit 1974
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Topic: Film "The Gun and the Pulpit" (1974). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1974
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 74 minutes
- Release date
- Apr 3, 1974
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- United States of America
- Studios
- Danny Thomas Productions
- Genres
- Western, TV Movie
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Topic: Film "The Gun and the Pulpit" (1974).
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
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Title: The Gun and the Pulpit.
Year: 1974.
Genre: Western and TV Movie.
Release Date (US): 04/03/1974.
Runtime: 1h 14m.
Director: Daniel Petrie.
Cast: Marjoe Gortner, Slim Pickens, David Huddleston.
Source Material: Based on Jack Ehrlich's 1972 novel The Fastest Gun in the Pulpit.
Plot: In the Wild West, a gunslinger with a price on his head finds the body of a traveling minister killed in an ambush. Fearing his pursuers, he assumes the dead minister's identity.
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The Gun and the Pulpit is a 1974 American Western television film. Directed by Daniel Petrie, the production is based on the 1
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The Gun and the Pulpit is a feature film with a runtime of 74 minutes. It was released in 1974. Release status: Released.
Who directed The Gun and the Pulpit?
The Gun and the Pulpit was directed by Daniel Petrie.
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