Western ·Drama · United States of America · 1972 · 1h 33m

Bad Company

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Director
Robert Benton
Cast
Jeff Bridges as Jake Rumsey Barry Brown as Drew Dixon David Huddleston as Big Joe Jerry Houser as Arthur Simms Geoffrey Lewis as Hobbs Ed Lauter as Orin
Crew
Gordon Willis — Director of Photography Ron Kalish — Editor Ralph Rosenblum — Editor Harvey Schmidt — Original Music Composer David Newman — Writer Robert Benton — Writer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
runawaymarshalloyaltymissouribetrayaldraft dodger19th century
Key Collaborators
Robert Benton Director Gordon Willis Director of Photography Ron Kalish Editor Ralph Rosenblum Editor Harvey Schmidt Original Music Composer David Newman Writer Robert Benton Writer Stanley R. Jaffe Producer Paul Sylbert Production Design Anthea Sylbert Costume Design
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