Heller in Pink Tights
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| Directed by | George Cukor |
| Screenplay by | Dudley Nichols Walter Bernstein |
| Based on | Heller with a Gun by Louis L'Amour |
| Produced by | Carlo Ponti Marcello Girosi |
| Starring | Sophia Loren Anthony Quinn |
| Cinematography | Harold Lipstein |
| Edited by | Howard A. Smith |
| Music by | Daniele Amfitheatrof |
Production company | Paramount Pictures |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Heller In Pink Tights is a 1960 American Technicolor Western film adapted from Louis L'Amour's 1955 novel Heller with a Gun. It stars Sophia Loren and Anthony Quinn and was directed by George Cukor.
The movie is noted for its lavishly ornate costumes by Edith Head and its unique visual style influenced by technical advisor George Hoyningen-Huene.
As in L'Amour's novel, there is no character in the film named Heller.