The Gunfighter

“The Gunfighter. I had my doubts about Gregory Peck in this role. He plays a veteran gunfighter who was trying to leave that behind, hang up his gun and lead a more peaceful life. But it's a dark kind of psychological drama. I didn't know if he'd be dark enough psychologically, but I was wrong, he's great in this movie.”

“Here is The Gunfighter, which was a personal film for me. I had just become a story analyst at 20th Century Fox. I finally got a script called The Big Gun. The Big Gun was about a famous gunfighter whose reputation precedes him wherever he goes. I wrote a number of notes on it and I suggested changing the title from The Big Gun to The Gunfighter. I submitted this to the story editor who recommended it to one of the producers at Fox. He produced the film and the film was a giant success.”