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Released
1995 · FILM

The Quick and the Dead

A mysterious gunslinger rides into the lawless town of Redemption to enter a lethal quick‑draw tournament, aiming to topple the ruthless ruler who controls it and settle an old score.

“Think you're quick enough?”

Directed by
Sam Raimi, Sarah Addington
Written by
Simon Moore
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
108 min
ActionDramaRomance

Synopsis

A mysterious woman arrives in a town controlled by a notorious gunman to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 209+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Pietro ScaliaShot by Dante SpinottiScored by Alan SilvestriDesigned by Patrizia Von BrandensteinCostumes by Judianna Makovsky Nm0538721Stunts by Doc DuhameVFX by Peter Donen

Box Office

1995 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.3× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$47.0M

Budget$35.0M
Worldwide gross$47.0M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $18.6M — 40% of worldwide · International: $28.4M (60%)

Opening weekend: $6.5M — 35% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $8.4M — 45% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,158 theaters

Also known as

  • Schneller als der Todde
  • Rápida y mortales
  • Mort ou viffr
  • Pronti a morireit
  • (Bulgarian)Бърз или мъртъв
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • CanadaFeb 10, 1995
  • United StatesFeb 10, 1995
  • ArgentinaMay 18, 1995
  • ItalyMay 26, 1995
  • FranceMay 28, 1995

Companies

ProductionTriStar Pictures, Japan Satellite Broadcasting (JBS), IndieProd Company Productions

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