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Director:
Robert Totten
Writers:
Jim Byrnes (written by)
Louis L'Amour (novels)
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Release Date:
15 May 1979 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Western See more »
Plot:
Two part TV adaptation of Louis L'Amour's third novel in the Sackett series. The story follows the three... See more » | Add synopsis »
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[DVD Review] The Louis L'Amour Western Collection
 (From JustPressPlay. 2 June 2010, 8:37 PM, PDT)
The Louis L'Amour Western Collection - DVD Review
 (From Monsters and Critics. 19 May 2010, 6:53 PM, PDT)
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Pretty Good On Its Own, But No 'Lonesome Dove' See more (10 total) »

Cast

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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

Buck Taylor ... Reed Carney

Pat Buttram ... Tuthill
Shug Fisher ... Purgatorie Barkeep
Ana Alicia ... Drusilla

Lee de Broux ... Simpson

James Gammon ... Wes Bigelow
Marcy Hanson ... Laura Pritts
Frank Ramírez ... Juan Torres (as Frank Ramirez)
Wendy Rastattar ... Ange Kerry (as Wendy Rastatter)
Henry Capps ... Boyd
Ramon Chavez ... Pete Romero
Don Collier ... L.P. Seeker
Pam Earnhardt ... Mary
Bruce M. Fischer ... Trapper (as Bruce Fischer)
Richard Jamison ... Miner #1
Pat Mahoney ... Purgatorie Customer (as Patrick Mahoney)
James O'Connell ... Long Higgins
Ken Plonkey ... Miner #2
Mark Wallace ... Teller (as Mark Wales)
Malcolm Watt ... Preacher
Mai Gray ... The Harlot

Bill Hart ... Rodale

Brian Libby ... Durango
Kimo Owens ... Fetterson
Monique St. Pierre ... Delilah
Tom Waters ... Hobes
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Directed by
Robert Totten 
 
Writing credits
Jim Byrnes (written by)

Louis L'Amour (novels "The Daybreakers" & "Sackett")

Produced by
Jim Byrnes .... co-producer
Jim Byrnes .... executive producer
Douglas Netter .... executive producer
Douglas Netter .... producer
 
Original Music by
Jerrold Immel 
 
Cinematography by
Jack Whitman (director of photography) (as Jack A. Whitman Jr.)
 
Film Editing by
Howard A. Smith 
 
Casting by
Ramsay King 
 
Production Design by
Tambi Larsen  (as Johannes Larsen)
 
Set Decoration by
James L. Berkey  (as James Berkey)
 
Makeup Department
James Lee McCoy .... makeup artist (as James L. McCoy)
Edie Panda .... hair stylist
Gerald Soucie .... makeup artist (as Jerry Soucie)
 
Production Management
David V. Lester .... unit production manager (as David Lester)
Les Sheldon .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stephen McEveety .... second assistant director
Robert Webb .... first assistant director (as Robert M. Webb)
 
Art Department
Dick Kyker .... property master (as Richard Kyker)
George Stokes .... construction coordinator
 
Sound Department
Rick Kline .... sound re-recording mixer (as Richard Kline)
Bill Marky .... sound mixer
Donald O. Mitchell .... sound re-recording mixer (as Don Mitchell)
Jerry Rosenthal .... supervising sound effects editor
Tex Rudloff .... sound re-recording mixer
 
Special Effects by
Jack Monroe .... special effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
William H. Battersby Jr. .... camera operator (as William H. Battersby)
Don Capel .... key grip
William Huffman .... gaffer
Michael D. O'Shea .... camera operator
 
Casting Department
Jack N. Young .... extras casting (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carole Brown-James .... wardrobe: women
Barton Kent James .... wardrobe: men
 
Editorial Department
A. David Marshall .... assistant editor
George T. Talley .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Kenneth Karman .... music editor: La Da Productions (as Ken Karman)
Tommy Tedesco .... musician: guitar (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Frank 'Cat' Ballou .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
John Copeland .... production assistant
A. Eugene D'Onofrio .... location auditor
Jay K. Fishburn .... ramrod wrangler (as Jay Fishburn)
Ronnie Kramer .... production coordinator
Thomas J. O'Malia .... financial consultant
Hope Williams .... script supervisor
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Louis L'Amour's The Sacketts" - USA (complete title)
"The Daybreakers" - USA (cut version)
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Runtime:
240 min | USA:198 min (Video Version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:12 | Singapore:PG
Filming Locations:
Buckskin Joe Frontier Town & Railway - 1193 Fremont County Road 3A, Canon City, Colorado, USASee more »
Company:
Douglas Netter ProductionsSee more »

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.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: After Tell finds Ange in the cave, and Cap yells up to him to see where he is, Cap's coat disappears between shots.See more »

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19 out of 22 people found the following review useful.
Pretty Good On Its Own, But No 'Lonesome Dove', 19 July 2006
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from United States

This is something of a poor man's "Lonesome Dove." The story is a combination of two Louis L'Amour novels and doesn't have the intensity of Larry McMurtrey's aforementioned "Dove," nor the beautiful cinematography.

The best part of "The Sacketts" is the cast, led by some of the best actors to ever play cowboys. I mean, this is worth owning alone just to see Sam Elliott, Tom Selleck, Glenn Ford and Ben Johnson all in the same story. These guys - especially Elliott and Selleck - were always fantastic playing cowboys. Not only that, you get classic stars such as Gilbert Roland, Mercedes McCambridge, Ruth Roman, Jack Elan, Slim Pickens and more ! Wow - impressive.

Being a made-for-TV film, you don't get much profanity or blood and for most of the film, you get two separate stories going on at once. One story features Selleck and Jeff Osterhage as brothers and another as Elliott, as the older brother involved with his own adventures.

Even though I can't compare it favorably to Lonesome Dove, it's still a decent western on its own merits.

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