The Sacketts (TV 1979)

Two part TV adaptation of Louis L'Amour's third novel in the Sackett series. The story follows the three Sackett brothers out west from their Tennessee home. Along the way the oldest, Tell,... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Totten

Writers:

Jim Byrnes, Louis L'Amour (novels)

Stars:

Sam Elliott, Tom Selleck, Jeff Osterhage

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sam Elliott	...	Tell Sackett
Tom Selleck	...	Orrin Sackett
Jeff Osterhage	...	Tyrel Sackett
Glenn Ford	...	Tom Sunday
Ben Johnson	...	Cap Rountree
Gilbert Roland	...	Don Luis
John Vernon	...	Jonathan Pritts
Ruth Roman	...	Rosie
Jack Elam	...	Ira Bigelow
Gene Evans	...	Benson Bigelow
L.Q. Jones	...	Belden
Paul Koslo	...	Kid Newton
Mercedes McCambridge	...	Ma Sackett
Slim Pickens	...	Jack Bigelow
Louis L'Amour	...	Himself

Storyline

Two part TV adaptation of Louis L'Amour's third novel in the Sackett series. The story follows the three Sackett brothers out west from their Tennessee home. Along the way the oldest, Tell, prospects for gold, while the two younger Orin and Tye herd cattle and later help bring order to a racially divided Santa Fe.

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Plot Keywords:

cattle | tv movie | tennessee | cowboy | west | 

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

15 May 1979 (USA)

Also Known As:

Louis L'Amour's The Sacketts

Filming Locations:

Buckskin Joe Frontier Town & Railway - 1193 Fremont County Road 3A, Canon City, Colorado, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Douglas Netter Productions, M.B. Scott Productions, Shalako Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

240 min 198 min (Video Version)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dennis Lehane was originally offered the role of Kid Newton, but was working on another project by the time production began.

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Goofs

When Tom, Cap, Orrin, and Tyrel ride into Purgatorie, you can see a large telephone pole with modern transformers on it, in the background over the buildings.

User Reviews

If you like Sackett novels you'll love this!

This move was made in the late 1970's before TS achieved fame. So you may see a much slimmer and rougher actor than you may be used to. In my opinion, this is the greatest portrayal of Orrin and Tell Sackett to date. The screenplay remained true to the two novels from which it was taken ("The Daybreakers" and "Sackett"). The portrayal of the times was as authentic as we can hope for without having a camera running in the late 1800's. The supporting actors were so real you could smell the trail dust on them. The screen locations were exactly as I had pictured them in my mind when I read the novels. If you love Louis L'Amour novels and want to see the best that Hollywood has to offer, then take the time to watch this.