The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983)
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983)
The true story of one man who made a difference.
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.

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Cast

Edward James Olmos Edward James Olmos As: Gregorio Cortez
James Gammon James Gammon As: Sheriff Frank Fly
Tom Bower Tom Bower As: Boone Chate
Bruce McGill Bruce McGill As: Reporter Blakely
Brion James Brion James As: Captain Rogers
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: The true story of one man who made a difference.
Certification: PG

Details

Genres: Western, History

Language: English, Español

Release Date: 19 August 1983

Country: US

Runtime: 106m

Company Credits

Company: Moctesuma Esparza Productions, American Playhouse, Filmhaus, Embassy Pictures

Revenue: $804,963

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Cast

Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos

Gregorio Cortez

James Gammon

James Gammon

Sheriff Frank Fly

Tom Bower

Tom Bower

Boone Chate

Bruce McGill

Bruce McGill

Reporter Blakely

Brion James

Brion James

Captain Rogers

Alan Vint

Alan Vint

Mike Trimmell

Timothy Scott

Timothy Scott

Sheriff Morris

Pepe Serna

Pepe Serna

Romaldo Cortez

Michael McGuire

Michael McGuire

Sheriff Glover

William Sanderson

William Sanderson

Cowboy

Barry Corbin

Barry Corbin

B. R. Abernathy

Jack Kehoe

Jack Kehoe

Prosecutor Pierson

Rosanna DeSoto

Rosanna DeSoto

Carlotta Muñoz

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

Lynch Mob Leader

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

David Wisnievitz

David Wisnievitz

Associate Producer

Michael Hausman

Michael Hausman

Producer

Richard Soto

Richard Soto

Executive Producer

Moctesuma Esparza

Moctesuma Esparza

Producer

Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos

Associate Producer

H. Frank Dominguez

H. Frank Dominguez

Executive Producer

David Ochoa

David Ochoa

Executive Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Hilary Rosenfeld

Hilary Rosenfeld

Costume Design

Sound

Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos

Original Music Composer

W. Michael Lewis

W. Michael Lewis

Original Music Composer

Michael Scott Goldaum

Michael Scott Goldaum

Sound Mixer

Dominick Tavella

Dominick Tavella

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Reynaldo Villalobos

Reynaldo Villalobos

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Carl Copeland

Carl Copeland

Art Direction

Stuart Wurtzel

Stuart Wurtzel

Production Design

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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