The Legend of the Golden Gun
| The Legend of the Golden Gun | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Western |
| Written by | James D. Parriott |
| Directed by | Alan J. Levi |
| Starring | Jeff Osterhage Hal Holbrook Carl Franklin Robert Davi |
| Theme music composer | Jerrold Immel |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Harve Bennett Harris Katleman |
| Producers | B. W. Sandefur Dean Zanetos (associate producer) James D. Parriott (supervising producer) |
| Production locations | Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California |
| Cinematography | Gerald Perry Finnerman |
| Editor | Robert F. Shugrue |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Production companies | Bennett/Katleman Productions Columbia Pictures Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release |
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The Legend of the Golden Gun is a 1979 television Western film, starring Jeff Osterhage, Hal Holbrook, Carl Franklin, and Robert Davi.[1]
Plot summary
John Golden, a young farmer whose parents are murdered meets Joshua Brown who is a runaway slave team up to track down the legendary Confederate guerrilla William Quantrill. Along their travel, they run into a legendary gunfighter, who teaches the young farmer how to shoot and gives him a special gun that shoots seven rounds, the seventh of which is intended as an advantage against evil.[1]
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
DVD
"The Legend of the Golden Gun" was released on DVD on December 4, 2012 and still is available to order at Amazon.com and at tcm.com
References
- ^ a b "The Legend of the Golden Gun (TV Movie 1979)". IMDb. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
External links
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