1958 – 1963 · Series · 30m · TV-PG

The Rifleman

Name: The Rifleman
Director: Arnold Laven, Arthur H. Nadel, Arthur Hiller, Bernard L. Kowalski, Budd Boetticher, David Friedkin, David Swift, Don Medford, Don Taylor, Gene Nelson, Ida Lupino, James Clavell, Jerry Hopper, Jesse Hibbs, John English, John Rich, Joseph H. Lewis, Lamont Johnson, Lawrence Dobkin, Lewis Allen, Montgomery Pittman, Otto Lang, Richard Donner, Robert Butler, Sam Peckinpah, Ted Post, William Conrad, William F. Claxton
Genre: Western, Family, Action, Adventure
Released: 1958
Cast: Chuck Connors, Gordon Jones, Jan Murray, Johnny Crawford, Peggy Maley

Audience

A widowed rancher raises his young son while building a life near a small New Mexico Territory town. Known for extraordinary skill with a customized repeating rifle, he faces frontier troubles, helps uphold the law, and guides his son through lessons about responsibility, fairness, family, and courage.

My take

You’ll enjoy this if you like classic, family-centered Westerns such as Gunsmoke or Bonanza; Not for you if you want modern pacing, nuanced social values, or serialized storytelling.

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Cast

Chuck ConnorsGordon JonesJan MurrayJohnny CrawfordPeggy MaleyTed OtisValora NolandCharlie Briggs

Directors

Arnold LavenArthur H. NadelArthur HillerBernard L. KowalskiBudd BoetticherDavid FriedkinDavid SwiftDon MedfordDon TaylorGene NelsonIda LupinoJames ClavellJerry HopperJesse HibbsJohn EnglishJohn RichJoseph H. LewisLamont JohnsonLawrence DobkinLewis Allen

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