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Lonely are the Brave (1962)

"Life can never cage a man like this!"

7.4/10 1h 47m May 24, 1962
Western Drama

A fiercely independent cowboy arranges to have himself locked up in jail in order to then escape with an old friend who has been sentenced to the penitentiary.

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Movie Details

Original Title Lonely are the Brave
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.7

Cast

Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas
John W. "Jack" Burns
Popularity: 2.4
Gena Rowlands
Gena Rowlands
Jerry Bondi
Popularity: 1.0
Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau
Sheriff Morey Johnson
Popularity: 5.4
Michael Kane
Michael Kane
Paul Bondi
Popularity: 0.4
Carroll O'Connor
Carroll O'Connor
Hinton
Popularity: 2.4
William Schallert
William Schallert
Harry
Popularity: 1.9
George Kennedy
George Kennedy
Deputy Sheriff Gutierrez
Popularity: 3.2
Karl Swenson
Karl Swenson
Rev. Hoskins
Popularity: 0.8
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William Mims
First Deputy Arraigning Burns
Popularity: 0.2
Martín Garralaga
Martín Garralaga
Old Man
Popularity: 0.5
Lalo Rios
Lalo Rios
Prisoner
Popularity: 0.4
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John Barton
Prisoner (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.2

Key Crew

Screenplay Dalton Trumbo
Director David Miller
Executive Producer Kirk Douglas
Producer Edward Lewis
Editor Leon Barsha

Production

Joel Productions

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Keywords

helicopter sheriff based on novel or book escape independence loyalty horse modern society male friendship prison escape jail fugitive on the run black and white modern-day western jailbreak smart horse

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 9/10
May 18, 2017

I don't need cards to figure out who I am, I already know. Lonely Are The Brave is directed by David Miller and adapted for the screen by Dalton Trumbo from the novel "The Brave Cowboy" written by Edward Abbey. It stars Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands, Walter Matthau & George Kennedy. Cinematography ... Read more

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Details
Release Date May 24, 1962
Runtime 1h 47m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.7
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