Lonely are the Brave poster

Lonely are the Brave( 1962)

TV-MAWesternDrama
73%
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Life can never cage a man like this!

Overview

A fiercely independent cowboy arranges to have himself locked up in jail in order to then escape with an old friend who has been sentenced to the penitentiary.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Kirk Douglas

      John W. "Jack" Burns

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      Gena Rowlands

      Jerry Bondi

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      Walter Matthau

      Sheriff Morey Johnson

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      Michael Kane

      Paul Bondi

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      Carroll O'Connor

      Hinton

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      William Schallert

      Harry

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      George Kennedy

      Deputy Sheriff Gutierrez

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      Karl Swenson

      Rev. Hoskins

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      William Mims

      First Deputy Arraigning Burns

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      Martín Garralaga

      Old Man

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      Lalo Rios

      Prisoner

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      John Barton

      Prisoner (uncredited)

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      Ray Beltram

      Bar Patron (uncredited)

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      Audrey Betz

      Bar Patron (uncredited)

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      Bill Bixby

      Airman in Helicopter (uncredited)

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      Eumenio Blanco

      Prisoner (uncredited)

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      Oscar Blank

      Prisoner (uncredited)

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      Don Carlos

      Bar Patron (uncredited)

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      George Keymas

      Deputy

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      Harry Lauter

      Deputy in Canyon

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      Bill Raisch

      One Arm

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      Vince St. Cyr

      Navajo Prisoner Who Escapes

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      David O. McCall

      Prisoner (uncredited)

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      Dan Sheridan

      Deputy Glynn

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      Rudy Germane

      Observer at Accident (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Thu May 18 2017
    I don't need cards to figure out who I am, I already know. Lonely Are The Brave is directed by David Miller and adapted for the screen by Dalton Trumbo from the novel "The Brave Cowboy" written by Edward Abbey. It stars Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands, Walter Matthau & George Kennedy. Cinematography is from Phillip H. Lathrop and Jerry Goldsmith scores the music in what was his first major studio work. John (Jack) W. Burns is an old school cowboy who refuses to adapt to the new world he finds himself in. Modern technology is alien to him and he would rather perpetually roam with his horse Whi...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • helicopter
    • sheriff
    • based on novel or book
    • escape
    • independence
    • loyalty
    • horse
    • modern society
    • male friendship
    • prison escape
    • jail
    • fugitive
    • on the run
    • black and white
    • modern-day western
    • jailbreak
    • smart horse