| Lonely Are the Brave | |
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| Directed by | David Miller |
| Screenplay by | Dalton Trumbo |
| Based on | The Brave Cowboy 1956 novel by Edward Abbey |
| Produced by | Edward Lewis |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Philip H. Lathrop |
| Edited by | Leon Barsha |
| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million[1] |
Lonely Are the Brave is a 1962 American black and white Western film adaptation of the Edward Abbey novel The Brave Cowboy directed by David Miller from a screenplay by Dalton Trumbo[2] and starring Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands and Walter Matthau.
Kirk Douglas plays cowboy Jack Burns, Gena Rowlands portrays his best friend's wife, and Walter Matthau appears as a sheriff who sympathizes with Burns but must do his job and chase him down. The picture also features an early score by composer Jerry Goldsmith. Douglas repeatedly said that this was his favorite film of his own work.[3][4]
- ^ Scheuer, Philip K (July 25, 1961). "How Low-Budget Is Low Budget Today?: Obstacles Greater Than With Supers, Producer Lewis Says". Los Angeles Times. p. C7. ProQuest 167927377.
- ^ "Lonely Are the Brave". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ Brian Cady "Lonely Are the Brave" (TCM article)
- ^ Douglas, Kirk (1988). The Ragman's Son. New York: Pocket Books. p. 309. ISBN 0-671-63718-5.