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Purgatory

Movie·1999·Fantasy, Western, TV Movie·1h 34m·7.2 (125)·Directed by Uli Edel

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An outlaw band flees a posse and rides into Refuge, a small town where no one carries a gun, drinks, or swears. The town is actually Purgatory, and the peaceful inhabitants are all famous dead outlaws and criminals such as Doc Holiday and Wild Bill Hickok who must redeem themselves before gaining admittance to Heaven... or screw up and go to Hell.

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Sam ShepardSam ShepardSheriff Forrest / Wild Bill HickockEric RobertsEric RobertsBlackjack BrittonRandy QuaidRandy QuaidDoc Woods / Doc HollidayPeter StormarePeter StormareCavin GuthrieBrad RoweBrad RoweLeon 'Sonny' MillerDonnie WahlbergDonnie WahlbergDeputy Glen / Billy the KidJD SoutherJD SoutherBrooks / Jesse JamesAmelia HeinleAmelia HeinleRose / Betty McCullough

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