The Legend of the Golden Gun
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| The Legend of the Golden Gun | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alan J. Levi |
| Produced by | B. W. Sandefur (producer) Harve Bennett (executive producer) Harris Katleman (executive producer) Dean Zanetos (associate producer) James D. Parriott (supervising producer) |
| Written by | James D. Parriott |
| Starring | Jeff Osterhage Hal Holbrook Carl Franklin Robert Davi |
| Music by | Jerrold Immel |
| Cinematography | Gerald Perry Finnerman |
| Editing by | Robert F. Shugrue |
| Distributed by | NBC Columbia TriStar Domestic Television |
| Release date(s) | April 10, 1979 |
| Running time | 100 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Legend of the Golden Gun is a 1979 Made-for-TV Western film, starring Jeff Osterhage, Hal Holbrook, Carl Franklin, and Robert Davi
[edit] Plot Summary
A young farmer and a bible-quoting runaway slave team up to track down the legendary Confederate guerrilla William Quantrill. Along the way they run into a legendary gunfighter, J.R. Swackhammer, who teaches the young farmer how to shoot and gives him a special gun that shoots seven rounds, the seventh which he must use to fight evil.
[edit] Cast
- Jeff Osterhage as John Golden
- Carl Franklin as Joshua Brown
- Robert Davi as William Quantrill
- Keir Dullea as General Custer
- Michele Carey as Maggie
- John McLiam as Jake Powell
- Elissa Leeds as Sara Powell
- R. G. Armstrong as Judge Harrison Harding
- Hal Holbrook as J.R. Swackhammer
- William Bryant as William Ford
- Rex Holman as Sturges
- J. Brian Pizer as Captain Marks
- R. L. Tolbert as Buffalo Bill
- Budge Taylor as Dr. Wheller
- Walt Davis as Soldier #3
- Michael Yama as The photographer
- David Holbrook as The young outlaw