Lonely are the Brave (1962)

05/24/1962 (US) • 1h 47m

Western, Drama

Life can never cage a man like this!

Overview

A fiercely independent cowboy arranges to have himself locked up in jail in order to then escape with an old friend who has been sentenced to the penitentiary.

Top Billed Cast

Kirk Douglas

John W. "Jack" Burns

Gena Rowlands

Jerry Bondi

Walter Matthau

Sheriff Morey Johnson

Michael Kane

Paul Bondi

George Kennedy

Deputy Sheriff Gutierrez

Karl Swenson

Rev. Hoskins

William Mims

First Deputy Arraigning Burns


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

helicopter

sheriff

based on novel or book

escape

independence

loyalty

horse

modern society

male friendship

prison escape

jail

fugitive

on the run

black and white

modern-day western

jailbreak

smart horse

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