The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

  • Western
  • History
8/19/1983
106
PG

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.

Director:
Robert M. Young
Writers:
Robert M. Young
Victor Villaseñor
Revenue:
$804,963
    • sheriff
    • based on novel or book
    • texas
    • texas ranger
    • self-defense
    • subjectivity
    • folk hero
    • based on true story
    • fugitive
    • posse
    • mexican american
    • multiple perspectives
    • hanging posse
    • mexican american border
    • horse thief
    • mexican legend
    • latin american history
    • hero on horseback
    • mexican folklore

    Videos

    Cast

    • Edward James Olmos
      Gregorio Cortez
    • James Gammon
      Sheriff Frank Fly
    • Tom Bower
      Boone Chate
    • 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
      Carlotta Muñoz
    • Ned Beatty
      Lynch Mob Leader

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