Posse (1975 film)

Posse
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKirk Douglas
Screenplay byChristopher Knopf
William Roberts
Based onThe Train
1971 short story
by Larry Cohen
Robert Perham
Produced byKirk Douglas
Phil Feldman
StarringKirk Douglas
Bruce Dern
Bo Hopkins
James Stacy
Luke Askew
David Canary
CinematographyFred J. Koenekamp
Edited byJohn W. Wheeler
Music byMaurice Jarre
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • June 4, 1975 (1975-06-04)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Posse is a 1975 American revisionist Western film in Technicolor and Panavision. It was produced and directed by Kirk Douglas who also starred. The screenplay was written by Christopher Knopf and William Roberts. The plot centers on a U.S. marshal with political ambitions leading an elite posse in pursuit of a notorious train robber to further his political career. The film premiered in New York City on June 4, 1975, and in June the same year in Berlin at the 25th Berlin International Film Festival, where Douglas was nominated for the Golden Bear.[1]

  1. ^ "IMDB.com: Awards for Posse". imdb.com. Retrieved July 11, 2010.