"The true story of one man who made a difference." 19 August 1983 History, Western 106 mins
Forced to run from Texas Rangers after a heated misunderstanding leads to the death of a lawman, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez sets off in desperate flight, evading a massive manhunt on horseback for days.
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Edward James Olmos as Gregorio Cortez
James Gammon as Sheriff Frank Fly
Tom Bower as Boone Chate
Bruce McGill as Reporter Blakely
Brion James as Captain Rogers
Alan Vint as Mike Trimmell
Timothy Scott as Sheriff Morris
Pepe Serna as Romaldo Cortez
Michael McGuire as Sheriff Glover
William Sanderson as Cowboy
Barry Corbin as B. R. Abernathy
Jack Kehoe as Prosecutor Pierson
Rosanna DeSoto as Carlotta Muñoz
Cletus Tafoya as Farmer
Curtis Akin as Boone's Posse
Ben Zeller as Henry Schnabel
David Wisnievitz Associate Producer
Robert M. Young Director
Américo Paredes Novel
Victor Villaseñor Screenplay
Robert M. Young Screenplay
W. Michael Lewis Original Music Composer
Edward James Olmos Original Music Composer
Reynaldo Villalobos Director of Photography
John Bertucci Editor
Arthur Coburn Editor
Stuart Wurtzel Production Design
Carl Copeland Art Direction
Hilary Rosenfeld Costume Design
Michael Scott Goldaum Sound Mixer
Dominick Tavella Sound Re-Recording Mixer
H. Frank Dominguez Executive Producer
United States 29 June 1982
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