The Legend of the Golden Gun (TV 1979)

A young farmer and a runaway slave team up to track down the legendary Confederate guerrilla William Quantrill. Along the way they run into a legendary gunfighter, who teaches the young ... See full summary »

Director:

Alan J. Levi

Writer:

James D. Parriott

Stars:

Jeff Osterhage, Carl Franklin, Robert Davi

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeff Osterhage	...	John Golden
Carl Franklin	...	Joshua Brown
Robert Davi	...	William Quantrill
Keir Dullea	...	General Custer
Michele Carey	...	Maggie
John McLiam	...	Jake Powell
Elissa Leeds	...	Sara Powell
R.G. Armstrong	...	Judge Harrison Harding
Hal Holbrook	...	J.R. Swackhammer
William Bryant	...	William Ford
Rex Holman	...	Sturges
J. Brian Pizer	...	Captain Marks
R.L. Tolbert	...	Buffalo Bill
Budge Taylor	...	Dr. Wheller
Walt Davis	...	Soldier #3

Storyline

A young farmer and a runaway slave team up to track down the legendary Confederate guerrilla William Quantrill. Along the way they run into a legendary gunfighter, who teaches the young farmer how to shoot and gives him a special gun that shoots seven rounds, the seventh which he must use to fight evil.

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Plot Keywords:

gun | slave | gunfighter | western u.s. | bar shootout | 

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Genres:

Fantasy | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 April 1979 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bennett/Katleman Productions, Columbia Pictures Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At the end of the credits a passage from the poem HORATIUS was included. "And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his Gods."

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Goofs

Only the syphilitic and those with eyes extremely sensitive to sunlight wore sunglasses before the turn of the 20th century. Custer was neither.

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: SST: Death Flight (1989)

User Reviews

A better than average movie; a pleasant escape.

Nice to see a movie with a moral, a good cast, good performances, especially Hal Holbrook & Keir Dullea. I felt the story was good, and the performances believable, and quite real, other than the characters always being made up. A good family movie.