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Men of Action: The Kentuckian

BBC One
on BBC One London

Starring Burt Lancaster
with Dianne Foster, Diana Lynn, John McIntire, Walter Matthau, Donald MacDonald

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 backwoodsman finds himself arrested by the local sheriff and thrown into jail.
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Contributors

Director:
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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