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The Kentuckian

BBC One
on BBC One London

The feature film starring Burt Lancaster JDianne Foster Diana Lynn
In the 1820s Big Eli Wakefield and his son Little Eli decide to leave their home in Kentucky and strike out for the wide open spaces of Texas. But in the town
; of Prideville, the big backwoodsi man finds himself arrested by the local sheriff and thrown into jail. ' Filmed mainly on location in Kentucky, this exciting frontier adventure was Burt Lancaster 's first film as a director.
Screenplay by A. B. GUTHIER JR
Based on the novel The Gabriel Horn by FELIX HOLT
Produced by HAROLD HECHT Directed by BURT LANCASTER Films: page 11

Contributors

Unknown:
Burt Lancaster
Unknown:
Jdianne Foster
Unknown:
Diana Lynn
Unknown:
Eli Wakefield
Unknown:
Little Eli
Unknown:
Burt Lancaster
Unknown:
A. B. Guthier
Unknown:
Gabriel Horn
Unknown:
Felix Holt
Produced By:
Harold Hecht
Directed By:
Burt Lancaster
Big Eli:
Burt Lancaster
Hannah:
Dianne Foster
Susie:
Diana Lynn
Zack:
John McIntire
Sophie:
Una Merkel
Bodine:
Walter Matthau
Fletcher:
John Carradine
Little Eli:
Donald MacDonald
Babson:
John Litel
Constable:
Rhys Williams
Source: Radio Times

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