The Kentuckian

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📊 Film Specifications

Director Burt Lancaster
Writer Felix Holt (Novel), A.B. Guthrie Jr. (Screenplay)
Release Date July 22, 1955
Runtime 104 min (1h 44m)
Country United States of America
Language EN
Budget N/A
Box Office N/A
Studios Hecht-Lancaster Productions

The Kentuckian (1955)

Directed by Burt Lancaster
• Written by Felix Holt , A.B. Guthrie Jr.

"Hunter...Frontiersman...Adventurer!"

⭐ 2.9 / 5 (61 votes) ⏱️ 104 min 🎬 Western
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'Rating Consensus & Critics'

Live Multi-Source
– / 5
MATCHCUT Members
– / 10
IMDb Audience
– %
TOMATOMETER Critics
– / 100
METASCORE Top Critics
5.8 / 10
TMDB (61)

Ratings Breakdown:

61 TMDB votes
0.5 Stars 'Community distribution populates with member logs' 5.0 Stars

Synopsis

A frontiersman and his son fight to build a new home in Texas.

Top Cast & Filmmakers

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Director Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster
Director
 Novel Felix Holt
Felix Holt
Novel
 Screenplay A.B. Guthrie Jr.
A.B. Guthrie Jr.
Screenplay
 Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster
Elias Wakefield
 Dianne Foster
Dianne Foster
Hannah Bolen
 Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau
Stan Bodine
 Diana Lynn
Diana Lynn
Susie Spann
 Donald MacDonald
Donald MacDonald
Little Eli Wakefield
 John McIntire
John McIntire
Zack Wakefield
 Una Merkel
Una Merkel
Sophie Wakefield
 John Carradine
John Carradine
Ziby Fletcher
 John Litel
John Litel
Pleasant Tuesday Babson
 Rhys Williams
Rhys Williams
Constable
 Edward Norris
Edward Norris
Roulette Dealer
 Will Wright
Will Wright
John Decker (uncredited)

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