Lonely are the Brave (1962)

7.4/10 107 min Drama Western

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.

Cast

Kirk Douglas

John W. "Jack" Burns

Gena Rowlands

Jerry Bondi

Walter Matthau

Sheriff Morey Johnson

Michael Kane

Paul Bondi

Carroll O'Connor

Hinton

William Schallert

Harry

George Kennedy

Deputy Sheriff Gutierrez

Karl Swenson

Rev. Hoskins

Martín Garralaga

Old Man

Lalo Rios

Prisoner

Audrey Betz

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Bill Bixby

Airman in Helicopter (uncredited)

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