The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
The true story of one man who made a difference.
1983 | 106m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Robert M. Young |
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| Writer: | Robert M. Young, Américo Paredes, Victor Villaseñor |
| Staring: |
| Forced to run from Texas Rangers after a heated misunderstanding leads to the death of a lawman, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez sets off in desperate flight, evading a massive manhunt on horseback for days. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 19, 1983 |
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| Director: | Robert M. Young |
| Writer: | Robert M. Young, Américo Paredes, Victor Villaseñor |
| Genres: | History, Western |
| Keywords | sheriff, based on novel or book, subjectivity, self-defense, folk hero, texas ranger, based on true story, fugitive, posse, mexican american, multiple perspectives, hanging posse, mexican american border, horse thief, mexican legend, latin american history, hero on horseback, mexican folklore |
| Production Companies | American Playhouse, Filmhaus, Moctesuma Esparza Productions, Embassy Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $804,963
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Edward James Olmos | Gregorio Cortez |
| James Gammon | Sheriff Frank Fly |
| Tom Bower | Boone Chate |
| Bruce McGill | Reporter Blakely |
| Brion James | Captain Rogers |
| Alan Vint | Mike Trimmell |
| Timothy Scott | Sheriff Morris |
| Pepe Serna | Romaldo Cortez |
| Michael McGuire | Sheriff Glover |
| William Sanderson | Cowboy |
| Barry Corbin | B. R. Abernathy |
| Jack Kehoe | Prosecutor Pierson |
| Rosanna DeSoto | Carlotta Muñoz |
| Ned Beatty | Lynch Mob Leader |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert M. Young | Screenplay, Director |
| W. Michael Lewis | Original Music Composer |
| Edward James Olmos | Original Music Composer |
| Américo Paredes | Novel |
| Victor Villaseñor | Screenplay |
| Reynaldo Villalobos | Director of Photography |
| John Bertucci | Editor |
| Stuart Wurtzel | Production Design |
| Carl Copeland | Art Direction |
| Hilary Rosenfeld | Costume Design |
| Michael Scott Goldaum | Sound Mixer |
| Dominick Tavella | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Arthur Coburn | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Edward James Olmos | Associate Producer |
| H. Frank Dominguez | Executive Producer |
| Moctesuma Esparza | Producer |
| Michael Hausman | Producer |
| David Ochoa | Executive Producer |
| Richard Soto | Executive Producer |
| David Wisnievitz | Associate Producer |
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