---
title: 'The Quick and the Dead (1995)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sam Raimi'
released: '1995-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 103
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-quick-and-the-dead-1995'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114214/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Quick and the Dead (1995)

1995 · R · 103 min · Western · United States


## Synopsis

The Quick and the Dead is a 1995 American revisionist Western film directed by Sam Raimi. The film stars Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio. The screenplay was written by Simon Moore but includes contributions from Joss Whedon. The story focuses on "The Lady" (Stone), a gunfighter who rides into the frontier town of Redemption, controlled by John Herod (Hackman). The Lady joins a deadly dueling competition in an attempt to exact revenge for her father's death.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sam Raimi](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-raimi)
- **Screenplay:** [Alan Silvestri](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-silvestri), [Simon Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-moore)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alan Silvestri](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-silvestri)
- **Producer:** [Allen Shapiro](https://cinepixo.com/people/allen-shapiro), [Joshua Donen](https://cinepixo.com/people/joshua-donen), [Patrick Markey](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-markey)
- **Director of Photography:** [Dante Spinotti](https://cinepixo.com/people/dante-spinotti)
- **Editor:** [Pietro Scalia](https://cinepixo.com/people/pietro-scalia)

## Cast

- [Russell Crowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-crowe) as Cort „The Preacher“
- [Raynor Scheine](https://cinepixo.com/people/raynor-scheine)
- [Scott Spiegel](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-spiegel)
- [Kevin Conway](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-conway) as Eugene Dred
- [Bruce Campbell](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-campbell)
- [Sven-Ole Thorsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/sven-ole-thorsen) as Gutzon
- [Gene Hackman](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-hackman) as John Herod
- [Woody Strode](https://cinepixo.com/people/woody-strode) as Charlie Moonlight
- [John Cameron](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cameron)
- [Lance Henriksen](https://cinepixo.com/people/lance-henriksen) as Ace Hanlon
- [Mark Boone Junior](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-boone-junior)
- [Gary Sinise](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-sinise) as Marschall
- [Sharon Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/sharon-stone) as Ellen „The Lady“
- [Fay Masterson](https://cinepixo.com/people/fay-masterson) as Mattie Silk
- [Tobin Bell](https://cinepixo.com/people/tobin-bell) as Dog Kelly

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