Western ·Comedy ·Drama · United States of America · 2018 · 2h 12m

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs poster
Director
Joel CoenEthan Coen
Cast
Tim Blake Nelson as Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") Willie Watson as The Kid (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") Clancy Brown as Curly Joe (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") Danny McCarthy as Curly Joe's Brother (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") David Krumholtz as Frenchman (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") Thomas Wingate as Gun Check Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
Crew
Bruno Delbonnel — Director of Photography Ethan Coen — Editor Joel Coen — Editor Carter Burwell — Original Music Composer Ethan Coen — Writer Joel Coen — Writer
Tagline

Stories live forever. People don't

Synopsis

Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone gold prospector, a woman traveling the West to an uncertain future, and a motley crew of strangers undertaking a carriage ride.

Trailer The Ballad of Buster Scruggs — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
prostitutenative americanparodyanthologybank robberystagecoachcowboywagon trainsinging cowboyamerican westthe old west
Key Collaborators
Joel Coen Director Ethan Coen Director Bruno Delbonnel Director of Photography Ethan Coen Editor Joel Coen Editor Carter Burwell Original Music Composer Ethan Coen Writer Joel Coen Writer Ethan Coen Producer Joel Coen Producer Megan Ellison Producer Sue Naegle Producer
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