Winchester '73 1950

TIME Magazine: Strikingly photographed in black & white, the film is directed with an eye to realistic detail, an ear for the script's frequently natural dialogue and a knack for building suspense. Read more

Bosley Crowther, New York Times: A frisky, fast-moving, funny Western in which a rifle is the apple of a cowboy's eye. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: The final shoot-out remains a classic study in mise-en-scene, as Mann transforms a jagged landscape into a highly charged psychological battleground. Read more

Phil Hardy, Time Out: Mann's first film with James Stewart, with whom he was to make a series of classic Westerns, this offers the clearest example of Mann's use of the revenge plot. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Stewart brings real flavor and appeal to the role of Lin, in a lean, concentrated portrayal. Read more