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Lonely are the Brave

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Lonely are the Brave

Life can never cage a man like this!

7.4

1h 47m

1962

“Life can never cage a man like this!”

Synopsis

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.

Director

David Miller

Trailer

DramaWestern

helicoptersheriffbased on novel or bookescapeindependenceloyaltyhorsemodern societymale friendshipprison escapejailfugitive

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Cast & Crew

Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

as John W. "Jack" Burns

Gena Rowlands

Gena Rowlands

as Jerry Bondi

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

as Sheriff Morey Johnson

Michael Kane

Michael Kane

as Paul Bondi

Carroll O'Connor

Carroll O'Connor

as Hinton

William Schallert

William Schallert

as Harry

George Kennedy

George Kennedy

as Deputy Sheriff Gutierrez

Karl Swenson

Karl Swenson

as Rev. Hoskins

William Mims

as First Deputy Arraigning Burns

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