Il kentuckiano (1955)
Beg Eli, un boscaiolo rimasto vedovo, vuole trasferirsi col figlio dal Kentucky in Texas. Beg vuole sfuggire a una faida che si trascina da tempo immemorabile, opponendo la sua famiglia a un'altra. Tuttavia durante il trasferimento si ferma in una città , dove viene raggiunto dai suoi implacabili inseguitori, che cercano di provocarlo a tutti costi, con uno stillicidio di offese e soprusi e coinvolgendolo anche in risse sanguinose.
Direttore:
Burt Lancaster
Scrittore:
A.B. Guthrie Jr.
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Burt Lancaster as Elias Wakefield |
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Dianne Foster as Hannah Bolen |
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Walter Matthau as Stan Bodine |
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Diana Lynn as Susie Spann |
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Donald MacDonald as Little Eli Wakefield |
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John McIntire as Zack Wakefield |
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Una Merkel as Sophie Wakefield |
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John Carradine as Ziby Fletcher |
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John Litel as Pleasant Tuesday Babson |
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Rhys Williams as Constable |
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Edward Norris as Roulette Dealer |
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Will Wright as John Decker (uncredited) |
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Douglas Spencer as Frome Brother (uncredited) |
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Paul Wexler as Frome Brother (uncredited) |
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Clem Bevans as Riverboat Captain (uncredited) |
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Norman Leavitt as Frontiersman (uncredited) |
| Directing | Burt Lancaster | Director |
| Production | Harold Hecht | Producer |
| Writing | Felix Holt | Novel |
| Writing | A.B. Guthrie Jr. | Screenplay |
| Sound | Wayne Fury | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | James T. Vaughn | Production Manager |
| Crew | Russell Shearman | Special Effects |
| Sound | John K. Kean | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Paul Schmutz | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Richard Maybery | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Robert G. Carlisle | Music Editor |
| Sound | Bernard Herrmann | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Norma Koch | Costume Design |
| Editing | George E. Luckenbacher | Editor |
| Art | Robert Priestley | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Roy Webb | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Ted Haworth | Production Design |
| Camera | Ernest Laszlo | Director of Photography |
| Art | John Orlando | Props |
| Costume & Make-Up | LaVaughn Speer | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert J. Schiffer | Makeup Artist |