4 for Texas

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name = 4 for Texas


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director = Robert Aldrich
producer = Robert Aldrich
writer = Teddi Sherman
Robert Aldrich
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starring = Frank Sinatra
Dean Martin
Anita Ekberg
Ursula Andress
Charles Bronson
The Three Stooges
music = Nelson Riddle
cinematography = Ernest Laszlo
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distributor = Warner Bros. Pictures
released = 1963
runtime = 124 minutes
country = USA
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imdb_id = 0057071

"4 for Texas" is a 1963 western comedy starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Anita Ekberg, and Ursula Andress, and featuring screen thugs Charles Bronson and Mike Mazurki, with a memorable cameo appearance by the Three Stooges (Larry Fine, Moe Howard, and Curly Joe DeRita). The film was written by Teddi Sherman and Robert Aldrich, and directed by Robert Aldrich.

Cast

Frank Sinatra ... Zack Thomas
Dean Martin ... Joe Jarrett
Anita Ekberg ... Elya Carlson
Ursula Andress ... Maxine Richter
Charles Bronson ... Matson
Victor Buono ... Harvey Burden (President, Galveston Savings & Trust)
Edric Connor ... Prince George (carriage driver)
Nick Dennis ... Angel
Richard Jaeckel ... Pete Mancini
Mike Mazurki ... Chad (Zack's bodyguard)
Wesley Addy ... Winthrop Trowbridge
Marjorie Bennett ... Miss Emmaline
Virginia Christine ... Elya Carlson's maid
Ellen Corby ... Widow
Jack Elam ... Dobie
Joe DeRita ... Painting deliveryman (billed as The Three Stooges)
Larry Fine ... Painting deliveryman (billed as The Three Stooges)
Moe Howard ... Painting deliveryman (billed as The Three Stooges)

Technical details, premiere dates, award and DVD release

"4 for Texas" was filmed in 1.85:1 aspect ratio on 35-millimeter Technicolor film and had its U.S. premiere on December 181963. It was nominated for the Golden Laurel as "Top Action Drama", ultimately coming in 4th. Its first DVD release arrived on November 202001 and the second release (as part of The Rat Pack collection of "Ocean's 11" and "Robin and the 7 Hoods") was on June 132006. Forty-three years after its original premiere, "4 for Texas" was presented at the Turin Film Festival on November 122006.

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