The Kentuckian
The Kentuckian

Movie·1955·1h 44m

The Kentuckian

Hunter...Frontiersman...Adventurer!

Directed By

Burt Lancaster

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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// overview

The Story

A frontiersman and his son fight to build a new home in Texas.

Written By

A.B. Guthrie Jr.

Producer

Harold Hecht

Cinematography

Ernest Laszlo

Music

Bernard Herrmann

Editor

George E. Luckenbacher

Themes

texasfrontiersman

Production House

Hecht-Lancaster Productions

Audience Score

58%

55 votes

Skip14%
Timepass34%
Go for it35%
Perfection17%

// cast

Cast

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Elias Wakefield

Dianne Foster

Dianne Foster

Hannah Bolen

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Stan Bodine

Diana Lynn

Diana Lynn

Susie Spann

Donald MacDonald

Little Eli Wakefield

John McIntire

John McIntire

Zack Wakefield

Una Merkel

Una Merkel

Sophie Wakefield

John Carradine

John Carradine

Ziby Fletcher

John Litel

John Litel

Pleasant Tuesday Babson

Rhys Williams

Rhys Williams

Constable

Edward Norris

Edward Norris

Roulette Dealer

Will Wright

Will Wright

John Decker (uncredited)

Douglas Spencer

Douglas Spencer

Frome Brother (uncredited)

Paul Wexler

Paul Wexler

Frome Brother (uncredited)

Clem Bevans

Clem Bevans

Riverboat Captain (uncredited)

Norman Leavitt

Norman Leavitt

Frontiersman (uncredited)

// crew

Crew

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Director

Harold Hecht

Producer

A.B. Guthrie Jr.

Screenplay

Bernard Herrmann

Bernard Herrmann

Original Music Composer

Roy Webb

Roy Webb

Original Music Composer

Ernest Laszlo

Ernest Laszlo

Director of Photography

George E. Luckenbacher

Editor

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