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Lonely are the Brave

Life can never cage a man like this!

1962★ 7.4 · 1711h 47mWestern

Overview

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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Cast

Kirk Douglas
as John W. "Jack" Burns

William Schallert
as Harry

George Kennedy
as Deputy Sheriff Gutierrez

Walter Matthau
as Sheriff Morey Johnson

Gena Rowlands
as Jerry Bondi

Carroll O'Connor
as Hinton

Karl Swenson
as Rev. Hoskins

Bill Bixby
as Airman in Helicopter (uncredited)

Jimmy Dime
as Prisoner (uncredited)

Martín Garralaga
as Old Man

Chuck Hamilton
as Bar Patron (uncredited)

Jack Tornek
as Observer at Accident (uncredited)

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7.4/ 10

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Release date: 1962-04-26

Runtime: 1h 47m

Genres

Western

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