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Lonely are the Brave

Lonely are the Brave

7,4 /10 (170 Votes)
1962 EN 107 min

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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Release date

26/04/1962

Votes

170

Popularity

1.5

Life can never cage a man like this!

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

107 min

Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

John W. "Jack" Burns

Gena Rowlands

Gena Rowlands

Jerry Bondi

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Sheriff Morey Johnson

Michael Kane

Michael Kane

Paul Bondi

Carroll O'Connor

Carroll O'Connor

Hinton

William Schallert

William Schallert

Harry

George Kennedy

George Kennedy

Deputy Sheriff Gutierrez

Karl Swenson

Karl Swenson

Rev. Hoskins

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William Mims

First Deputy Arraigning Burns

Martín Garralaga

Martín Garralaga

Old Man

Lalo Rios

Lalo Rios

Prisoner

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John Barton

Prisoner (uncredited)

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Ray Beltram

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Audrey Betz

Audrey Betz

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Bill Bixby

Bill Bixby

Airman in Helicopter (uncredited)

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Eumenio Blanco

Prisoner (uncredited)

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Oscar Blank

Prisoner (uncredited)

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Don Carlos

Bar Patron (uncredited)

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Jimmy Casino

Prisoner (uncredited)

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Albert Cavens

Observer at Accident (uncredited)

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Jess Cavin

Bar Patron (uncredited)

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Mike De Anda

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Jimmy Dime

Jimmy Dime

Prisoner (uncredited)

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Gil Frye

Police Officer (uncredited)

Don Gazzaniga

Don Gazzaniga

Police Officer (uncredited)

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Rudy Germane

Observer at Accident (uncredited)

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Marv Goux

Observer at Accident (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

Chuck Hamilton

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Harry Hines

Harry Hines

Bar Patron (uncredited)

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Tex Holden

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Foster Hood

Prisoner (uncredited)

Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.

Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.

Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

George Keymas

George Keymas

Deputy (uncredited)

Harry Lauter

Harry Lauter

Deputy in Canyon (uncredited)

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Jack Lilley

Prisoner (uncredited)

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David O. McCall

Prisoner (uncredited)

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Mathew McCue

Prisoner (uncredited)

Clyde McLeod

Clyde McLeod

Observer at Accident (uncredited)

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Daniel Nunez

Bar Patron (uncredited)

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Robert Perry

Truck Driver (uncredited)

Bill Raisch

Bill Raisch

One Armed Man (uncredited)

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Sam Savitsky

Prisoner (uncredited)

Bernard Sell

Bernard Sell

Observer at Accident (uncredited)

No photo

Dan Sheridan

Deputy Glynn (uncredited)

Ray Spiker

Ray Spiker

Convict (uncredited)

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Vincent St. Cyr

Prisoner (uncredited)

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Bronze Star

Whiskey (uncredited)

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Robert Strong

Bar Patron (uncredited)

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Jack Tornek

Observer at Accident (uncredited)

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Rosa Turich

Proprietor (uncredited)

Charles Wagenheim

Charles Wagenheim

Vagrant Convict (uncredited)

Dan White

Dan White

Convict (uncredited)

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Roque Ybarra

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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John Chard

John Chard

2017-05-18

⭐ 9

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 is from Phillip H. Lathrop and Jerry Goldsmith scores the music in what was his first major studio work. John (Jack) W. Burns is an old school cowboy who refuses to adapt to the new world he finds himself in. Modern technology is alien to him and he would rather perpetually roam with his horse Wh…

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