''Gang War'' is a 1958 American
crime film
Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), dr ...
directed by
Gene Fowler, Jr. and written by Louis Vittes. The film stars
Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky; November 3, 1921 – August 30, 2003) was an American actor. He was known for his roles in action films and his "granite features and brawny physique". Bronson was born into extreme poverty in ...
,
Kent Taylor,
Jennifer Holden,
John Doucette
John Arthur Doucette (January 21, 1921 – August 16, 1994) was an American character actor who performed in more than 280 film and television productions between 1941 and 1987. A man of stocky build who possessed a deep, rich voice, he p ...
,
Gloria Henry and Gloria Grey. The film was released in July 1958, by
20th Century Fox
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.
It was the second of two films Gene Fowler directed with Charles Bronson for
Regal Films, the other being ''
Showdown at Boot Hill
''Showdown at Boot Hill'' is a 1958 American Western film directed by Gene Fowler Jr., written by Louis Vittes, and starring Charles Bronson, Robert Hutton, John Carradine, Carole Mathews, Fintan Meyler and Paul Maxey. The film was releas ...
''.
Writer Vittes and director Fowler later made ''The Oregon Trail'' for Regal.
Plot
A Los Angeles high-school teacher, Alan Avery, finds himself thrust into a dangerous and life-altering situation when he inadvertently becomes a witness to a brutal gangland murder. While walking home one evening, he stumbles upon a violent confrontation between rival gang members that ends in a killing. Despite his initial hesitation, Alan decides to cooperate with the authorities and agrees to testify against the perpetrators, believing it to be the right thing to do.
Unbeknownst to him, this decision sets off a chain of events that puts his life and the lives of those he loves in grave danger. The criminal underworld, determined to silence him, begins to target Alan and his family, using intimidation, threats, and violence to dissuade him from testifying. As the pressure mounts, Alan must navigate the moral and ethical dilemmas of his choice while trying to protect his wife, Edie, and their future.
Cast
Production
Filming
Filming started 11 December 1957.
References
External links
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''Gang War''at BFI
1958 films
20th Century Fox films
American drama films
1958 drama films
Films directed by Gene Fowler Jr.
Films scored by Paul Dunlap
1950s English-language films
1950s American films
English-language drama films
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