starring
Jeff Bridges , Barry Brown
In his desperate attempt to escape Civil War recruitment, young Drew Dixon decides to head west - hoping to find fame and fortune. Unfortunately, Drew's first encounter is with Jake Rumsey and his gang of juvenile outlaws. Together they begin the journey from Ohio and their descent into lawlessness.
Robert Benton , most recently director of Kramer vs Kramer, creates a Western odyssey that is intermittently elegiac, savage, and resonant with myth. It is one of the most hauntingly beautiful movies of the past decade.
Screenplay by DAVID NEWMAN and ROBERT BENTON Produced by STANLEY R. JAFFE Directed by ROBERT BENTON
(First showing on British television) Films: page 21