The Legend of the Golden Gun

*The Legend of the Golden Gun*
The Legend of the Golden Gun
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
Producers	B. W. Sandefur (producer); Harve Bennett (executive producer); Harris Katleman (executive producer); Dean Zanetos (associate producer); James D. Parriott (supervising producer)
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	April 10, 1979;

The Legend of the Golden Gun is a 1979 television Western film, starring Jeff Osterhage, Hal Holbrook, Carl Franklin, and Robert Davi

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.

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

External links

The Legend of the Golden Gun at IMDb

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