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Henry King has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1930s through the 1950s.
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The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.
Dir. Henry King · With Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott, Millard Mitchell

In the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a 'hard luck' bomber group. Much of the story deals with his struggle to whip his group into a disciplined fighting unit in spite of heavy losses, and withering attacks by German fighters over their targets.
Dir. Henry King · With Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill

In 1858 Lourdes, France, adolescent peasant Bernadette has a vision of "a beautiful lady" in the Massabielle grotto - the townspeople assume this lady to be the Virgin Mary. Pompous government officials think the girl is insane, doing their best to suppress her and her followers, while the church wants nothing to do with the matter. But as Bernadette attracts wider and wider attention, the phenomenon overtakes everyone in the town, ultimately transforming their lives.
Dir. Henry King · With Jennifer Jones, William Eythe, Charles Bickford

Jim Douglass arrives in the small town of Rio Arriba in order to witness the hanging of the four men he believes murdered his wife. When the convicts escape, Jim tracks them into Mexico, determined to see that justice is done. But the farther Jim goes in his quest for vengeance, the more merciless he becomes, losing himself in an unrelenting spiral of hatred and violence.
Dir. Henry King · With Gregory Peck, Joan Collins, Stephen Boyd

After railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank turn to banditry for revenge.
Dir. Henry King · With Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, Nancy Kelly
Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Dir. Henry King · With Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Ava Gardner