| The Legend of the Golden Gun | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Western |
| Written by | James D. Parriott |
| Directed by | Alan J. Levi |
| Starring |
Jeff Osterhage Hal Holbrook Carl Franklin Robert Davi |
| Theme music composer | Jerrold Immel |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
Harve Bennett Harris Katleman |
| Producers |
B. W. Sandefur Dean Zanetos (associate producer) James D. Parriott (supervising producer) |
| Production locations | Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California |
| Cinematography | Gerald Perry Finnerman |
| Editor | Robert F. Shugrue |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Production companies |
Bennett/Katleman Productions Columbia Pictures Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | April 10, 1979 |
The Legend of the Golden Gun is a 1979 American Western television film, starring Jeff Osterhage, Hal Holbrook, Carl Franklin, and Robert Davi. [1]
Plot summary
John Golden, a young farmer whose parents are murdered meets Joshua Brown, a runaway slave, and they team up to track down the legendary Confederate guerrilla William Quantrill. Along their travels, they run into a legendary gunfighter, who teaches the young farmer how to shoot and gives him a special gun that shoots seven rounds, the seventh of which is intended as an advantage against evil. [1]
Cast
- Jeff Osterhage as John Golden
- Carl Franklin as Joshua Brown
- Robert Davi as William Quantrill
- Keir Dullea as General Custer
- Michele Carey as Maggie
- John McLiam as Jake Powell
- Elissa Leeds as Sara Powell
- R. G. Armstrong as Judge Harrison Harding
- Hal Holbrook as J.R. Swackhammer
- William Bryant as William Ford
- Rex Holman as Sturges
- J. Brian Pizer as Captain Marks
- R. L. Tolbert as Buffalo Bill
- Budge Taylor as Dr. Wheller
- Walt Davis as Soldier #3
- Michael Yama as The photographer
- David Holbrook as The young outlaw
DVD
The Legend of the Golden Gun was released on DVD on December 4, 2012.[ citation needed]
References
- ^ a b "The Legend of the Golden Gun (TV Movie 1979)". IMDb. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
External links
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- 1979 Western (genre) films
- American Western (genre) television films
- NBC original films
- Films produced by Harve Bennett
- American Civil War films
- Films directed by Alan J. Levi
- 1970s American films
- 1970s English-language films
- American television film stubs
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| The Legend of the Golden Gun | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Western |
| Written by | James D. Parriott |
| Directed by | Alan J. Levi |
| Starring |
Jeff Osterhage Hal Holbrook Carl Franklin Robert Davi |
| Theme music composer | Jerrold Immel |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
Harve Bennett Harris Katleman |
| Producers |
B. W. Sandefur Dean Zanetos (associate producer) James D. Parriott (supervising producer) |
| Production locations | Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California |
| Cinematography | Gerald Perry Finnerman |
| Editor | Robert F. Shugrue |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Production companies |
Bennett/Katleman Productions Columbia Pictures Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | April 10, 1979 |
The Legend of the Golden Gun is a 1979 American Western television film, starring Jeff Osterhage, Hal Holbrook, Carl Franklin, and Robert Davi. [1]
Plot summary
John Golden, a young farmer whose parents are murdered meets Joshua Brown, a runaway slave, and they team up to track down the legendary Confederate guerrilla William Quantrill. Along their travels, they run into a legendary gunfighter, who teaches the young farmer how to shoot and gives him a special gun that shoots seven rounds, the seventh of which is intended as an advantage against evil. [1]
Cast
- Jeff Osterhage as John Golden
- Carl Franklin as Joshua Brown
- Robert Davi as William Quantrill
- Keir Dullea as General Custer
- Michele Carey as Maggie
- John McLiam as Jake Powell
- Elissa Leeds as Sara Powell
- R. G. Armstrong as Judge Harrison Harding
- Hal Holbrook as J.R. Swackhammer
- William Bryant as William Ford
- Rex Holman as Sturges
- J. Brian Pizer as Captain Marks
- R. L. Tolbert as Buffalo Bill
- Budge Taylor as Dr. Wheller
- Walt Davis as Soldier #3
- Michael Yama as The photographer
- David Holbrook as The young outlaw
DVD
The Legend of the Golden Gun was released on DVD on December 4, 2012.[ citation needed]
References
- ^ a b "The Legend of the Golden Gun (TV Movie 1979)". IMDb. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
External links
|
| This article related to an American TV movie is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
|
| This article about a film on the American Civil War is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1979 television films
- 1979 Western (genre) films
- American Western (genre) television films
- NBC original films
- Films produced by Harve Bennett
- American Civil War films
- Films directed by Alan J. Levi
- 1970s American films
- 1970s English-language films
- American television film stubs
- American Civil War film stubs