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26/04/1962 Western 1h 47m
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Life can never cage a man like this!

Overview

A fiercely independent cowboy arranges to have himself locked up in jail in order to then escape with an old friend who has been sentenced to the penitentiary.

  1. David Miller

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Kirk Douglas

    John W. "Jack" Burns

  2. Gena Rowlands

    Jerry Bondi

  3. Walter Matthau

    Sheriff Morey Johnson

  4. Michael Kane

    Paul Bondi

  5. Carroll O'Connor

    Hinton

  6. William Schallert

    Harry

  7. George Kennedy

    Deputy Sheriff Gutierrez

  8. Karl Swenson

    Rev. Hoskins

  9. William Mims

    First Deputy Arraigning Burns

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2017-05-18
I don't need cards to figure out who I am, I already know.

Lonely Are The Brave is directed by David Miller and adapted for the screen by Dalton Trumbo from the novel "The Brave Cowboy" written by Edward Abbey. It stars Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands, Walter Matthau & George Kennedy. Cinematography is from Phillip H. Lathrop and Jerry Goldsmith scores the music in what was his first major studio work.

John (Jack) W. Burns is an old school cowboy who refuses to adapt to the new world he finds himself in. Modern technology is alien to him and he would rather perpetually roam with his horse Wh...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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