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About the Film

Year

1968

Rating

NR

Genre

Western / Action / Adventure

Running Time

110 MIN

Synopsis

Hollywood legend Charlton Heston stars as Will Penny, an aging cowboy on a hard-luck streak. He's out of work, out of money, and staked out to die in the desert by a gang of ruthless outlaws. Moments before death, Will is taken in by a beautiful young woman named Catherine (Joan Hackett), who is heading west with her young son to join her husband. As Catherine nurses Will back to health, he catches a glimpse of a lifestyle he's never known. Suddenly, Will has two more problems to deal with: He's madly in love with another man's wife, and the outlaw gang is on its way back to finish him off...

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Where to Watch

Digital

About the Cast

Charlton Heston

Will Penny

Bruce Dern

Rafe Quint

Joan Hackett

Catherine Allen

Donald Pleasence

Preacher Quint

Lee Majors

Blue

Ben Johnson

Alex

Slim Pickens

Ike Wallerstein, Trail Cook

Clifton James

Catron

Anthony Zerbe

Dutchy

Jon Gries

Horace Allen

About the Crew

Director

Tom Gries

Producer

Fred Engel

Producer

Walter Seltzer

Writer

Tom Gries

Music Scoring

Elmer Bernstein

Music Scoring

Don Cherry

Music Scoring

David Raksin

Music Scoring

Robert Wells