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Stranger on the Run

Stranger on the Run

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Stranger on the Run

"Before he finished with this town, every gunslinger would know he was a man."

1967

1h 37m

5.7(18 votes)

TV Movie

Western

Overview

A drifter finds himself wrongly accused of murder by a power-crazed sheriff. The sheriff gives him a horse, some supplies, and a one-hour head start into the desert before sending his murderous posse after him.

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NBC

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Ben Chamberlain

Anne Baxter

Anne Baxter

Valverda Johnson

Michael Parks

Michael Parks

Vince McKay

Dan Duryea

Dan Duryea

O.E. Hotchkiss

Sal Mineo

Sal Mineo

George Blaylock

Lloyd Bochner

Lloyd Bochner

Mr. Gorman

Michael Burns

Michael Burns

Matt Johnson

Tom Reese

Tom Reese

Leo Weed

Bernie Hamilton

Bernie Hamilton

Dickory

Zalman King

Zalman King

Larkin

Creative team

Directed by: Don Siegel
Produced by: Richard E. Lyons

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