The Outlaw Josey Wales Movie Review 1976

Eastwood plays a farmer with a motive for revenge--his family was killed and for years he was betrayed and hunted. His desire to play the lone killer is, however, tempered by his need for family and friends. He kills plenty, but in the end finds happiness. Considered one of the last great Westerns, with many superb performances. Eastwood took over directorial chores during filming from Kaufman, who co-scripted. Adapted from "Gone To Texas" by Forest Carter.

Distribution

Time-Life Video and Television, 1450 Palmyra Ave., Richmond, VA 23227-4420, Phone: (804)266-6330, Toll-free: 800-950-7887, Fax: (757)427-7905

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 135 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Westerns, Revenge, Vigilantes, Screen Teams: Eastwood & Locke, Civil War, Books to Film: Forrest Carter, A River Runs Through the Plot

Screenplay

Philip Kaufman

Cast

Clint Eastwood, Dan George, Sondra Locke, Matt Clark, John Vernon, Bill McKinney, Sam Bottoms, Will Sampson, Woodrow Parfrey, Royal Dano, John Quade, John Russell, John Mitchum, Kyle Eastwood

Cinematography

Bruce Surtees

Director

Clint Eastwood

Music

Jerry Fielding

Awards

Natl. Film Reg. 1996.