Will Penny (1968)

Directed by

Tom Gries

Genre

Western film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 117 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An aging cowboy takes a seasonal job watching a remote line camp in the winter. He finds unexpected connection with a woman and her young son who are passing through the territory.

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What happens

Will Penny is a 1968 American Western film written and directed by Tom Gries and starring Charlton Heston, Joan Hackett and Donald Pleasence. The picture was based upon an episode of the 1960 Sam Peckinpah television series The Westerner starring Brian Keith called "Line Camp," also written and directed by Tom Gries. Heston mentioned that this was his favorite film in which he appeared. The supporting cast features Lee Majors, Ben Johnson, Bruce Dern, and Slim Pickens. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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