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One of the big historical inaccuracies was that in the movie, the year was 1882. The shooting at the OK Corral actually happened in October of 1881. Also, James Earp was not killed by the Clantons, but rather lived a long time after the events in the film. Doc Holliday was not in fact killed in the shooting. He died of tuberculosis about six years after the shooting--with his TB being the reason he came out west in the first place. And finally, the Tombstone in the movie was said to be in the Northern Arizona/Utah area but in actuality, was in Southern Arizona. -- Kelly | One of the big historical inaccuracies was that in the movie, the year was 1882. The shooting at the OK Corral actually happened in October of 1881. Also, James Earp was not killed by the Clantons, but rather lived a long time after the events in the film. Doc Holliday was not in fact killed in the shooting. He died of tuberculosis about six years after the shooting--with his TB being the reason he came out west in the first place. And finally, the Tombstone in the movie was said to be in the Northern Arizona/Utah area but in actuality, was in Southern Arizona. -- Kelly | ||
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| + | The feud between the Clantons and the Earps appears to be only a few days long in the film. While I know it's oftentimes necessary to compress the timeline in a film, the arguments between the two families were extended over a long period of time. They also completely disregarded the Republican and Democratic political factions that in reality caused much of the tension, instead substituting cattle ranching as the catalyst for the showdown. --Melissa | ||
== The movie as a primary source about the time/people who made it == | == The movie as a primary source about the time/people who made it == | ||
