---
title: 'The Shooting (1966)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Monte Hellman'
released: '1966-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 82
certification: 'G'
genres:
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-shooting-1966'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062262/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Shooting (1966)

1966 · G · 82 min · Western · United States


## Synopsis

The Shooting is a 1966 American Western film edited and directed by Monte Hellman, with a screenplay by Carole Eastman. It stars Warren Oates, Millie Perkins, Will Hutchins, and Jack Nicholson, and was produced by Nicholson and Hellman. The story is about two men who are hired by a mysterious woman to accompany her to a town located many miles across the desert. During their journey, they are closely tracked by a black-clad gunslinger, who seems intent on killing all of them.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Jack Nicholson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-nicholson), [Monte Hellman](https://cinepixo.com/people/monte-hellman)
- **Director:** [Monte Hellman](https://cinepixo.com/people/monte-hellman)
- **Editor:** [Monte Hellman](https://cinepixo.com/people/monte-hellman)
- **Screenplay:** [Carole Eastman](https://cinepixo.com/people/carole-eastman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Richard Markowitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-markowitz)

## Cast

- [Will Hutchins](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-hutchins)
- [Warren Oates](https://cinepixo.com/people/warren-oates)
- [Millie Perkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/millie-perkins)
- [Jack Nicholson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-nicholson)

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