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American Playhouse: Season 1, Episode 25The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (29 Jun. 1982)The retelling of an incident in Gonzales, Texas in 1901 revolving around a stolen horse, mistaken identity and a killing... See full summary » Director:Robert M. Young |
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| Edward James Olmos | ... |
Gregorio Cortez
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| James Gammon | ... |
Sheriff Frank Fly
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| Tom Bower | ... |
Boone Choate
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| Bruce McGill | ... |
Reporter Blakely
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| Brion James | ... |
Captain Rogers
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Alan Vint | ... |
Mike Trimmell
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Timothy Scott | ... |
Sheriff Morris
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| Pepe Serna | ... |
Romaldo Cortez
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Michael McGuire | ... |
Sheriff Glover
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| William Sanderson | ... |
Cowboy
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| Barry Corbin | ... |
Abernathy
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Jack Kehoe | ... |
Prosecutor Pferson
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Rosanna DeSoto | ... |
Carlota Muñoz
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Buddy Vigil | ... |
Skin
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Zach Porter | ... |
Fly's Posse
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The retelling of an incident in Gonzales, Texas in 1901 revolving around a stolen horse, mistaken identity and a killing. An unusual story of the all too usual exploitation of the powerless in Texas History. Written by Raymond Clay <banquosa@concentric.net>
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Texas | Courtroom | Historical Event | What Happened To Epilogue | Multiple Perspectives | See more »Taglines:
The true story of one man who made a difference.Parents Guide:
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American Playhouse: A Balada de Gregorio Cortez (#1.25) See more »Box Office
Budget:
$1,305,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$15,477 (USA) (21 August 1983) (1 Screen)Gross:
$804,963 (USA)Company Credits
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Embassy Pictures Corporation, National Endowment for the Humanities, The, Olmos Productions See more »
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The film was such important a project to Edward James Olmos that he actually ran it in an L.A. theater free of charge to encourage attendance. See more »Goofs
Errors in geography: In the movie Cortez appears to be riding to the border through the Texas Hill Country, traversing high hills covered in cedar with low mountains in the background, and arrives near the Rio Grande in a mountainous area - obviously in West Texas. In reality, Cortez rode south from Karnes County and was captured near El Sauz in Starr County, mostly flat area with very low hills, if any, then known as "the wild horse desert" filled with prickly pear cactus and mesquite - not at all like the countryside depicted in the movie. See more »Quotes
Captain Rogers: Well, out here if it crawls, it'll bite ya, if it flies, it'll sting ya and if it grows it'll stick ya!See more »
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