Summary
Quincy Drew and Jason O’Rourke, a pair of friends and con men-the former white, the latter a Northern-born free Black man- travel from town to town in the pre–Civil War American West.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+7)
Critics 73Audiences 66GoodWatch 61
Metascore73
IMDb7.0
Audience score61%
Running time
1 h 42 min
A typical length for action movies, −6 min on the typical 108
typical 108102Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
1971
September 30, 1971
55 years ago
Genres
ActionComedyWesternLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 22 more27 people
- James GarnerQuincy Drew
- Louis Gossett Jr.Jason O'Rourke
- Susan ClarkGinger
- Brenda SykesNaomi
- Ed AsnerPlunkett
- Andrew DugganHoward Calloway
- Henry JonesSam Cutler
- Neva PattersonMrs. Claggart
Parley BaerMr. Claggart
George TyneHenry P.Bonner
Royal DanoJohn Brown
J. Pat O'MalleyWilliam
Joel FluellenUncle Abram
Napoleon WhitingNed
Juanita MooreViney
Bob SteeleBidder (uncredited)
Dort ClarkPennypacker
Robert FoulkSheriff
Athena LordeMargaret
George D. WallaceAuctioneer
James McCallionStanfil- TBTracy BogartLizabeth
Mary RingsEmaline
Jason Wingreen2nd Speaker
Directing · 3
- Paul Bogart Director
- Gordon Douglas Co-Director
- Clifford C. Coleman Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Peter Stone Writer
Production · 4
- James Garner Executive Producer
- Paul M. Heller Executive Producer
- Meta Rosenberg Executive Producer
- Harry Keller Producer
Camera · 1
- Fred J. Koenekamp Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Walter Thompson Editor
Sound · 1
- David Shire Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Herman A. Blumenthal Art Direction
- James W. Payne Set Decoration
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