Will Penny

Will Penny
Theatrical poster
Directed byTom Gries
Written byTom Gries
Produced byFred Engel
Walter Seltzer
StarringCharlton Heston
Joan Hackett
Donald Pleasence
Ben Johnson
Bruce Dern
Slim Pickens
Lee Majors
CinematographyLucien Ballard
Edited byWarren Low
Music byDavid Raksin
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Paramount Pictures
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • February 16, 1968 (1968-02-16) (Finland)
  • April 10, 1968 (1968-04-10) (U.S.)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,400,000
Box office$1,800,000 (US/ Canada)[1]

Will Penny is a 1968 American Western film written and directed by Tom Gries and starring Charlton Heston, Joan Hackett and Donald Pleasence. The picture was based upon an episode of the 1960 Sam Peckinpah television series The Westerner starring Brian Keith called "Line Camp," also written and directed by Tom Gries. Heston mentioned that this was his favorite film in which he appeared.[2] The supporting cast features Lee Majors, Ben Johnson, Bruce Dern, and Slim Pickens.

  1. ^ "Big Rental Films of 1968", Variety, January 8, 1969 p 15. Please note this figure is a rental accruing to distributors.
  2. ^ Charlton Heston: The Last Interview on YouTube