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Director:
Andrew V. McLaglen
Writers:
James Lee Barrett (screenplay)
Davis Grubb (novel)
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Release Date:
October 1971 (Austria) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
Glory, W.Va., 1935. It wasn't exactly a parade. It wasn't a time for celebration. It was a time to run for your life.
Plot:
When a trio of ex-convicts led by Mattie Appleyard is released from prison, they hope to open a general... more | full synopsis
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User Comments:
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

James Stewart ... Mattie Appleyard
George Kennedy ... 'Doc' Council

Anne Baxter ... Cleo
Strother Martin ... Lee Cottrill

Kurt Russell ... Johnny Jesus
William Windom ... Roy K. Sizemore
Mike Kellin ... Steve Mystic

Katherine Cannon ... Chanty

Morgan Paull ... Junior Kilfong
Robert Donner ... Willis Hubbard
David Huddleston ... Homer Grindstaff

Dort Clark ... Enoch Purdy
James Lee Barrett ... Sonny Boy
Kitty Jefferson Doepken ... Clara
Dwight McConnell ... Station Master
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dynamite Man from Glory Jail (UK)
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Runtime:
98 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor) (as Eastman Color)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Norway:16 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:K-16 | USA:GP
Filming Locations:
Moundsville, West Virginia, USA
Company:
Columbia Pictures Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The locomotive used in this movie is none other than Southern Railway 4501, she was also used in the movie October Sky (1999) and is owned by the Tennessee Valley Railroad. more
Quotes:
Lee Cottrill: Mattie talked about dynamite all the time, but I never listened! more
Movie Connections:
References Ridin' for Justice (1932) more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
It's a Film That Needs to be Seen, 14 November 2006
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Author: sasquatch27 from United States

If you've found your way to these comments then know that you've found in me a true fan of this film. I got here in an attempt to find a source for buying this film. Alas, it was not to be! The 1971 movie features great dramatic performances by James Stewart, Strother Martin, George Kennedy and Kurt Russell. It's a pretty fair example of a road movie that features, I believe, West Virginia as a backdrop in the mid 1930's. It's great entertainment, fun, exciting and suspenseful, too.

Hopefully it will be available someday. I believe it could be productively marketed as a rather important DVD release considering the cast and over all quality of the movie.

So it's now 13 months after I've originally posted and the question is, When is this movie going to be released on video/DVD?

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