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Harry Tracy, Desperado
Directed byWilliam A. Graham
Written byDavid Lee Henry
R. Lance Hill
Produced byRonald I. Cohen
Sid & Marty Krofft
StarringBruce Dern
Gordon Lightfoot
Helen Shaver
Michael C. Gwynne
CinematographyAllen Daviau
Edited byRon Wisman
Music byMicky Erbe
Maribeth Solomon
Distributed byAstral Films
Release date
December 17, 1982
Running time
107 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$ 8,300,000 (estimated)

Harry Tracy, Desperado is a 1982 Canadian drama Western film starring Bruce Dern and Helen Shaver. It was directed by William A. Graham, and filmed on-location in Historical Barkerville, British Columbia. "My Love for You" was sung by Gordon Lightfoot, who also appears as U.S. Marshal Nathan. The film was released on DVD under the title Harry Tracy: The Last of the Wild Bunch in the United States.

Plot

By the end of the 19th century, Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, John Wesley Hardin, and virtually all of the Old West's legendary outlaws are either dead or in jail pending execution-all of them, that is, except train robber and escape artist extraordinaire, Harry Tracy.

As the last survivor of the Wild Bunch, Harry pulls off a series of profitable robberies before making his way west to Portland, Oregon, in search of Catherine Tuttle, a judge's daughter who has captured his heart. Instead, Harry is betrayed, arrested, and imprisoned.

But no jail can hold him for long. After making his escape, Tracy becomes the target of the largest manhunt in the history of North America. He seeks out Catherine, who joins him in his flight, and their love deepens under the constant threat of capture. With hundreds of posses and national guardsmen on their heels, Tracy knows that time is running out—and when it does, there will only be two options: surrender or die.

Production

The film was shot throughout Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. The farm of Gordon Lightfoot's character was previously featured in the 1978 film Superman: The Movie.[1]

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References

  1. ^ http://www.superman1978.com/Spaceship_article_SUPERMAN_THE_MOVIE.php#


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