BALLAD OF GREGORIO CORTEZ
DIRECTED BY ROBERT M. YOUNG
AMERICAN PLAYHOUSE
FILMHAUS PRODUCTIONS
MOCTESUMA ESPARZA PRODUCTIONS
EMBASSY PICTURES
INFORMATION FROM IMDb
Plot Summary
After he is accused of murdering a lawman in 1901 Texas,
a Mexican-American farmer flees and manages to elude a large posse for two weeks before he is finally captured.
Cast
Edward James Olmos ... Gregorio Cortez
James Gammon ... Sheriff Frank Fly
Tom Bower ... Boone Choate
Bruce McGill ... Reporter Blakely
Brion James ... Captain Rogers
Alan Vint ... Mike Trimmell
Timothy Scott ... Sheriff Morris
Pepe Serna ... Romaldo Cortez
Michael McGuire ... Sheriff Glover
William Sanderson ... Cowboy
Barry Corbin ... B.R. Abernathy
Jack Kehoe ... Prosecutor Pierson
Rosanna DeSoto ... Carlota Muñoz
Ned Beatty ... Lynch Mob Leader
Directed
Robert M. Young
Writing Credits
Américo Paredes ... (book)
Victor Villaseñor
Robert M. Young
Produced
H. Frank Dominguez ... executive producer
Moctesuma Esparza ... producer
Michael Hausman ... producer
David Ochoa ... executive producer
Edward James Olmos ... associate producer
Richard Soto ... executive producer
David Wisnievitz ... associate producer
Music
W. Michael Lewis
Edward James Olmos ... (music composed and adapted by)
Cinematography
Reynaldo Villalobos
Trivia
Unknown
Goofs
Unknown
Filming Locations
Texas, USA
New Mexico, USA
Colorado, USA