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The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

  • August 1983
  • 1hr

    46mins

  • Western
  • History
  • Directed by

    Robert M. Young,

    H. Frank Dominguez,

    David Ochoa,

    Richard Soto

    ...

    Starring

    Edward James Olmos,

    James Gammon,

    Tom Bower,

    Bruce McGill

    ...

    Forced to run from Texas Rangers after a heated misunderstanding leads to the death of a lawman, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez sets off in desperate flight, evading a massive manhunt on horseback for days. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts in 2016.