| The Tall T | |
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| Directed by | Budd Boetticher |
| Screenplay by | Burt Kennedy |
| Based on | "The Captives" 1955 novelette in Argosy Magazine by Elmore Leonard |
| Produced by | Harry Joe Brown |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Charles Lawton Jr. |
| Edited by | Al Clark |
| Music by | Heinz Roemheld |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production companies | Producers-Actors Corporation Scott-Brown Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Tall T is a 1957 American Western film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Randolph Scott, Richard Boone, and Maureen O'Sullivan. Adapted by Burt Kennedy from the 1955 short story "The Captives" by Elmore Leonard, the film is about an independent former ranch foreman who is kidnapped along with an heiress, who is being held for ransom by three ruthless outlaws.[1] In 2000, The Tall T was selected for the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."[2][3]
- ^ "The Tall T". IMDb. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Librarian Announces National Film Registry Selections". Library of Congress. March 7, 1994. Retrieved May 12, 2020.