700 Meilen westwärts (1975)
1906 lässt der Verleger der "Denver Post" ein über 700 Meilen führendes Pferderennen austragen, das über Wüstenland, reißende Flüsse, verschneite Berge und dichte Wälder führt. Die Raureiter Clayton und Matthews, die Ex-Prostituierte Miss Jones, Greenhorn Carbo und der Engländer Norfolk zählen zu den Favoriten. Norfolk muss nach Sturz sein Pferd erschießen, Carbo erweist sich als Tierquäler, Miss Jones reitet nur, um ihren Geliebten zu befreien. Nur die besonnenen Clayton und Matthews erreichen Seite an Seite das Ziel.
Der Regisseur: Richard Brooks
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Gene Hackman as Sam Clayton |
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Candice Bergen as Miss Jones |
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James Coburn as Luke Matthews |
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Ben Johnson as Mister |
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Ian Bannen as Sir Harry Norfolk |
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Jan-Michael Vincent as Carbo |
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Dabney Coleman as Jack Parker |
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Sally Kirkland as Honey |
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Buddy Van Horn as Slim |
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Jean Willes as Rosie |
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Mario Arteaga as Mexican |
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Robert Donner as Reporter |
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Lucia Canales as |
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John McLiam as Gebhardt |
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Robert F. Hoy as Lee Christie |
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Jerry Gatlin as The Wood Cutter |
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Walter Scott as Steve |
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William H. Burton Jr. as Billy |
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Joe Brooks as |
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Darwin Lamb as |
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Paul Stewart as J.B. Parker (uncredited) |
| Directing | Richard Brooks | Director |
| Writing | Richard Brooks | Writer |
| Production | Richard Brooks | Producer |
| Sound | Alex North | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Harry Stradling Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Editing | George Grenville | Editor |
| Art | Robert F. Boyle | Art Direction |
| Art | Bob Signorelli | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Buddy Van Horn | Stunts |
| Crew | Walter Scott | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fred C. Blau Jr. | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Charles Bonniwell | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tom Shaw | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Les Fresholtz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Arthur Piantadosi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Al Overton Jr. | Sound |
| Sound | Kay Rose | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Richard Tyler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Chuck Gaspar | Special Effects |
| Crew | Mario Arteaga | Stunts |
| Crew | William H. Burton Sr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Jerry Gatlin | Stunts |
| Crew | Robert F. Hoy | Stunts |
| Crew | Jimmy Nickerson | Stunts |
| Camera | Richard Tim Vanik | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Richard Craig Meinardus | First Assistant Camera |