Movie
The Kentuckian
Overview
A frontiersman and his son fight to build a new home in Texas.
Details
- Release date
- 1955-07-22
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Genres
- Western
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Hecht-Lancaster Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Burt Lancaster as Elias Wakefield
- Dianne Foster as Hannah Bolen
- Walter Matthau as Stan Bodine
- Diana Lynn as Susie Spann
- Donald MacDonald as Little Eli Wakefield
- John McIntire as Zack Wakefield
- Una Merkel as Sophie Wakefield
- John Carradine as Ziby Fletcher
- John Litel as Pleasant Tuesday Babson
- Rhys Williams as Constable
- Edward Norris as Roulette Dealer
- Will Wright as John Decker (uncredited)
Crew
- Burt Lancaster - Director
- A.B. Guthrie Jr. - Screenplay
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