Heathens and Thieves (2012)
Lawmen, drifters, and hired guns converge at a Northern California ranch believing its Chinese owners possess stolen gold. When two drifters hear rumors that a Chinese railroad worker has escaped with gold and now owns a remote ranch in the wilds of Northern California, the desperate men set a plan in motion to steal the gold for themselves. Saul, the youngest of the drifters, hopes to win the affections of Zhen and his beautiful wife, Kun Hua. Saul hires on as a farmhand, while his partner Bill lurks in the shadows and waits for the opportunity to strike. However, waves of worse men arrive seeking the stolen fortune, setting in motion a deadly multi-sided face-off of bluffs, gambles, and betrayals. Heathens & Thieves is a western crime drama set in an American era when the riches associated with the 1849 Gold Rush, the fallout of the Civil War, and the impact of Chinese immigration were fresh in people's minds.
Directors: Megan Peterson, John Douglas Sinclair.
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Andrew Simpson as Saul |
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Gwendoline Yeo as Kun Hua |
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Don Swayze as Sherman |
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Michael Robert Brandon as Moses |
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Boyuen as Zhen |
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Tom Proctor as Sheriff Ashplant |
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Joel Patrick Berry as Deputy Clayborne |
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Jesse James Youngblood as Bronco |
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John A. Lorenz as Paco |
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Richard Doyle as Bill |
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Roy Hall Jr. as Ed |
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Bernard Dowling as Mercenary |
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Roy Hall Sr. as Townsman |
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John Hammond as Blacksmith |
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Howard Leonard as Townsman |
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Ned Nichols as Townsman |
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Cody Shick as Street Urchin |
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Kyle Shick as Street Urchin |
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Keith Taylor as Townsman |
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Josh Tessier as Mercenary |
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Terry Weekley as Townsman |
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Cecilie Bull as Pearl |
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Katie Billings as Baby Katie |
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Anna Castelaz as Saloon Wife |
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J.J. Lewis-Nichols as Saloon Woman |
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Kaylee Tan as Baby Katie |
| Directing | Megan Peterson | Director |
| Directing | John Douglas Sinclair | Director |
| Production | Matthew Marconi | Producer |
| Production | Marc McCrudden | Executive Producer |
| Production | David A. Poole | Executive Producer |
| Production | Steve Riley | Executive Producer |
| Production | Edgar Martinez Schulz | Producer |
| Production | Peter H. Scott | Producer |
| Production | James Vassar | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Sean R. Ferguson | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | John Douglas Sinclair | Writer |
| Crew | Josh Tessier | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Tom Proctor | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | John A. Lorenz | Stunts |
| Production | Alexandra Wong | Co-Producer |
| Production | Laura Trisnadi | Co-Producer |
| Production | Danielle E. Sherrod | Co-Producer |
| Production | Edgar Martinez Schulz | Co-Producer |
| Production | Taylor Long | Associate Producer |
| Production | Ben Holstein | Associate Producer |
| Production | Keely Grigel | Associate Producer |