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Director:
Richard Compton
Writers:
Don Balluck (teleplay)
Brian Garfield (novel)
Release Date:
24 January 1980 (USA) more
Genre:
Western more
Tagline:
A blood and thunder extravaganza [Video] [Australia]
Plot:
A sharpshooting saddle tramp with a price on his head falls for the daughter of a wealthy ranch owner... more
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User Comments:
If you like westerns this is a great one more (6 total)

Cast

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Sam Elliott ... Hugh Cardiff

Ben Johnson ... Doc Bogardus

Bruce Boxleitner ... Vern Tyree

Penny Peyser ... Libby Tyree
Timothy Scott ... Caleb Rice
Cameron Mitchell ... Harry Dreier
Gene Evans ... Cletus Hatch
Harry Carey Jr. ... Fitz Bragg
Leif Erickson ... John Tyree
L.Q. Jones ... Wild Bill Hickok
Buck Taylor ... Joe McBride
Pat Hingle ... Bob Halburton
Geno Silva ... Ibran
R.L. Tolbert ... Freight Driver

Ben Zeller ... 1st Judge
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Additional Details

Runtime:
195 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:12
Filming Locations:
Bonanza Creek Ranch - 15 Bonanza Creek Lane, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA more
Company:
Metromedia Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The Ben Johnson character "Doc Bogardus" is a combination of two professional exhibition shooters who carried on a rivalry from 1877 - 1883. William Frank "Doc" Carver (1840-1927) and Capt. Adam Henry Bogardus (1833-1913). The rivalry ended in 1883 when Carver out shot Bogardus in 19 of the 25 sponsored contests between them. more
Quotes:
Ibran: So, Cardiff - you, too, suffer from white man's justice.
Hugh Cardiff: Yeah, there's a short rope and a long drop waitin' for me.
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16 out of 22 people found the following comment useful.
If you like westerns this is a great one, 13 May 2005
8/10
Author: steckleinvinita from United States

This is the basic western of man meets girl, looses girl.

The cast is second to none. Mini Series on TV Sam Elliott plays Hugh Cardiff an ex-Buffalo hunter. With his shooting skills he starts the following the shooting competitions.

At the shooting competitions he meets Ben Johnson and Timothy Scott, the 3 become good friends.

The threesome get into trouble and help each other out.

For a historical flare, the threesome even meet Wild Bill Hickok and go into business together.

While long for a movie, if you like to just sit down and watch one for a couple/three nights this one is a great one.

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