Lonely Are the Brave (1962)

  • PG
  • 05/24/1962 (US)
  • Western, Drama
  • 1h 47m

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.

David Miller

Director

Edward Abbey

Novel

Dalton Trumbo

Screenplay

Cast

Kirk Douglas's headshot

Kirk Douglas

John W. "Jack" Burns
Gena Rowlands's headshot

Gena Rowlands

Jerry Bondi
Walter Matthau's headshot

Walter Matthau

Sheriff Morey Johnson
Michael Kane's headshot

Michael Kane

Paul Bondi
Carroll O'Connor's headshot

Carroll O'Connor

Hinton
William Schallert's headshot

William Schallert

Harry
George Kennedy's headshot

George Kennedy

Deputy Sheriff Gutierrez
Karl Swenson's headshot

Karl Swenson

Rev. Hoskins

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