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The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983)

Overview

Forced to run from Texas Rangers after a heated misunderstanding leads to the death of a lawman, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez sets off in desperate flight, evading a massive manhunt on horseback for days. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts in 2016.
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Robert M. Young profile
Robert M. Young

Director

Victor Villaseñor profile
Victor Villaseñor

Screenplay

Cast

Edward James Olmos profile
Edward James Olmos

Gregorio Cortez

James Gammon profile
James Gammon

Sheriff Frank Fly

Tom Bower profile
Tom Bower

Boone Chate

Bruce McGill profile
Bruce McGill

Reporter Blakely

Brion James profile
Brion James

Captain Rogers

Alan Vint profile
Alan Vint

Mike Trimmell

Timothy Scott profile
Timothy Scott

Sheriff Morris

Pepe Serna profile
Pepe Serna

Romaldo Cortez

Michael McGuire profile
Michael McGuire

Sheriff Glover

William Sanderson profile
William Sanderson

Cowboy

Barry Corbin profile
Barry Corbin

B. R. Abernathy

Jack Kehoe profile
Jack Kehoe

Prosecutor Pierson

Edward James Olmos profile
Edward James Olmos

Gregorio Cortez

James Gammon profile
James Gammon

Sheriff Frank Fly

Tom Bower profile
Tom Bower

Boone Chate

Bruce McGill profile
Bruce McGill

Reporter Blakely

Brion James profile
Brion James

Captain Rogers

Alan Vint profile
Alan Vint

Mike Trimmell

Timothy Scott profile
Timothy Scott

Sheriff Morris

Pepe Serna profile
Pepe Serna

Romaldo Cortez

Michael McGuire profile
Michael McGuire

Sheriff Glover

William Sanderson profile
William Sanderson

Cowboy

Barry Corbin profile
Barry Corbin

B. R. Abernathy

Jack Kehoe profile
Jack Kehoe

Prosecutor Pierson

Extra

Release Date

August 19, 1983

Original Language

English, Spanish

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Moctesuma Esparza Productions logoAmerican Playhouse logoFilmhaus logoEmbassy Pictures logo

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