Top Gun (1955 film)

Top Gun
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRay Nazarro
Screenplay bySteve Fisher
Richard Schayer
Based onthe short story The Fastest Gun by Steve Fisher
Produced byEdward Small (uncredited)
StarringSterling Hayden
CinematographyLester White
Edited byHenry Adams
Dwight Caldwell
Music byIrving Gertz
Production
company
Fame Productions
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • December 21, 1955 (1955-12-21) (Los Angeles)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Top Gun is a 1955 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro. The plot concerns an ex-gunslinger (Sterling Hayden) who arrives in a small town warning of an impending attack by his old gang. The film features Rod Taylor in one of his first American roles.[1]

  1. ^ Stephen Vagg, Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood, Bear Manor Media 2010 p 50