PART OF A LINCOLN FILM SERIES: JIMMY STEWART IN THE WEST
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Join us Tuesdays in April for our new film series: JIMMY STEWART IN THE WEST.
Actor James Stewart and director Anthony Mann made eight films together, including the four Westerns that we're showing this month. These films marked a surprising shift in Stewart's on-screen persona -- from affable everyman to a morally complex antihero. Stewart and Mann's collaborations, known for their psychological depth and gorgeous location cinematography, pushed the genre toward a grittier and more realistic tone than earlier Westerns -- while influencing Westerns still to come.
April 8: Winchester '73
Lin McAdam (James Stewart) pursues notorious outlaw Henry Dutch Brown (Stephen McNally) into Dodge City, Kansas. There, in an effort to flush out the criminal, McAdam enters a sharp-shooting contest and wins the top prize: the eponymous Winchester rifle.
When Brown steals the rifle and flees town, McAdam chases Brown across the state and toward an epic confrontation.
"Anthony Mann and James Stewart’s first collaboration is a touchstone of the western genre." —Jake Cole, Slant Magazine
"The final shoot-out remains a classic study in mise-en-scène, as Mann transforms a jagged landscape into a highly charged psychological battleground." —Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Directed by Anthony Mann
Starring James Stewart, Stephen McNally, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Rock Hudson
United States | English | 1950 | Western | 92 minutes | Approved
Film Prices
Lincoln Theatre Members get $2.00 off on the following prices when buying tickets at-the-door:
General: $11.00
Seniors, Students, and Active Military: $10.00
Children 12 and under: $8.50
All prices include a $2.00 Preservation Fee that goes directly into our capital account for the preservation of the Lincoln Theatre and its programs.