Western · United States of America · 1955 · 1h 44m

The Kentuckian

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Director
Burt Lancaster
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
Crew
Ernest Laszlo — Director of Photography George E. Luckenbacher — Editor Bernard Herrmann — Original Music Composer Roy Webb — Original Music Composer A.B. Guthrie Jr. — Screenplay Felix Holt — Novel
Tagline

Hunter...Frontiersman...Adventurer!

Synopsis

A frontiersman and his son fight to build a new home in Texas.

Trailer The Kentuckian — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
texasfrontiersman
Key Collaborators
Burt Lancaster Director Ernest Laszlo Director of Photography George E. Luckenbacher Editor Bernard Herrmann Original Music Composer Roy Webb Original Music Composer A.B. Guthrie Jr. Screenplay Felix Holt Novel Harold Hecht Producer Ted Haworth Production Design Norma Koch Costume Design
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