Gunsmoke - Specials (1987)

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge is the first TV-movie based on the 20-year television version of Gunsmoke starring James Arness. Although it is supposed to be set in the wilds of Kansas it was filmed in Alberta, Canada.

Gunsmoke: The Last Apache is a 1990 film directed by Charles Correll.

Gunsmoke: To the Last Man is a 1992 TV-movie starring James Arness as retired Marshal Matt Dillon and featuring Pat Hingle. Hapless rustlers make the fatal mistake of stealing Matt Dillon's cattle and Dillon blunders into the gory Pleasant Valley War during the process of hunting them down and killing two of them. The film, set in the 1880s, was directed by Jerry Jameson and based upon the long-running American television series Gunsmoke. The supporting cast includes Matt Mulhern as Will McCall, Joseph Bottoms as villainous Tommy Graham, and Morgan Woodward as Sheriff Abel Rose.

Gunsmoke: The Long Ride is a 1993 western TV series based on the popular series Gunsmoke, in which the main character, Matt Dillon is again played by James Arness.

After his mother is killed in a wagoncoach robbery a young man pursues the gang responsible. Matt Dillon goes after him hoping to stop him before the gang can kill him. Dillon is joined by Davis Healy, a businessman, who is hiding a few secrets of his own.

A brief look at James Arness in the role of Matt Dillon through short excerpts and behind the scenes moments in the filming of Gunsmoke.

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