The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
The true story of one man who made a difference.
1983 | 106m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (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 |
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| Keywords | sheriff, subjectivity, self-defense, folk hero, texas ranger, 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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