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Bad Company( 1972)

TV-MAWesternDrama
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They're young, desperate, dangerous—a long way from home, but a short way from Hell.

Overview

After Drew Dixon, an upright young man, is sent west by his religious family to avoid being drafted into the Civil War, he drifts across the land with a loose confederation of young vagrants.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jeff Bridges

      Jake Rumsey

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      Barry Brown

      Drew Dixon

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      David Huddleston

      Big Joe

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      Jerry Houser

      Arthur Simms

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      Geoffrey Lewis

      Hobbs

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      Ed Lauter

      Orin

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      John Savage

      Loney

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      Jim Davis

      Marshal

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      Damon Douglas

      Jim Bob Logan

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      Joshua Hill Lewis

      Boog Bookin

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      John Quade

      Nolan

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      Jean Allison

      Mrs. Dixon

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      Ned Wertimer

      Mr. Dixon

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      Raymond Guth

      Jackson

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      Monika Henreid

      Min

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      Charles Tyner

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      Ted Gehring

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      Claudia Bryar

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      Todd Martin

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sun Aug 05 2018
    Say, how'd that Jane Eyre turn out? Bad Company is directed by Robert Benton and Benton co-writes the screenplay with David Newman. It stars Jeff Bridges, Barry Brown, Jim Davis, David Huddleston and John Savage. Music is by Harvey Schmidt and cinematography by Gordon Willis. Young men dodging the Union Army draft for the Civil War escape to the West in the hope of finding fortune and freedom. What actually awaits them is something completely different. The 1970s saw a slew of Westerns released that were a far cry from the golden frothy production line of the 1950s. Film makers big int...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • runaway
    • marshal
    • loyalty
    • betrayal
    • draft dodger