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Cat Ballou

1965 · Movie · 95 min

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Scores

  • IMDb6.8/10as of 2026-05-27
  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer90%as of 2024-12-15
  • Rotten Tomatoes average7.3/10as of 2024-12-15
  • Metacritic60/100as of 2024-12-15

What it is

Cat Ballou is a 1965 American Western comedy film starring Jane Fonda and Lee Marvin, who won an Academy Award for his dual role. The story involves a woman who hires a notorious gunman to protect her father's ranch and later to avenge his murder, only to find that the gunman is not who she expected.

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At a glance

Genres
Music / Comedy / Western
Original language
English

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