The Last Sunset (film)

The Last Sunset
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert Aldrich
Written byDalton Trumbo
Based onSundown at Crazy Horse
by Howard Rigsby
Produced byEugene Frenke
Edward Lewis
StarringRock Hudson
Kirk Douglas
Dorothy Malone
Joseph Cotten
Carol Lynley
CinematographyErnest Laszlo
Edited byMichael Luciano
Music byErnest Gold, Tomás Méndez (song "Cu Cu Ru Cu Paloma")
Color processEastman color
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • June 8, 1961 (1961-06-08) (United States)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3 million or $3.5 million
Box office1,655,692 admissions (France)

The Last Sunset is a 1961 American Western film directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Rock Hudson, Kirk Douglas, and Dorothy Malone.

The film was released by Universal Pictures and shot in Eastmancolor in Mexico. The screenplay by Dalton Trumbo was adapted from Howard Rigsby's 1957 novel Sundown at Crazy Horse.

The supporting cast features Joseph Cotten, Carol Lynley, Neville Brand and Jack Elam.