Kirk Douglas directs and stars as U.S. Marshal Howard Nightingale, a lawman with political aspirations who heads out to capture notorious bandit Jack Strawhorn (Bruce Dern) in hopes of garnering good press. The tables turn when Strawhorn takes Nightingale hostage and the Marshal's posse resorts to criminal acts to get the ransom money for his release. Released on the heels of the Watergate scandal, the film's commentary on political corruption was extremely resonant to 1970s audiences.

Marshal Howard Nightingale wants to become the Senator from Texas, and he won't let anything stop him from getting to Capitol Hill -- especially a murderous outlaw. In fact, escaped killer Jack Strawhorn may represent a winning ticket for Nightingale, as the marshal and his posse of loyal deputies chase the fugitive through woods and prairies, making newspaper headlines every step of the way.
But man's loyalty is easily swayed... and Marshal Nightingale is going to find this out the hard way.

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Anamorphic Widescreen
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Restored Mono - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
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Kirk Douglas: American Actor-Producer
Bruce Dern: American actor, COMING HOME
Bo Hopkins: American Supporting Actor
James Stacy: Actor/"Posse"
Mark Roberts: American Supporting Actor Most Notable for GILDA
Alfonso Arau: Actor/Director/Producer
Luke Askew: American Character Actor
David Canary: American TV Actor
Kate Woodville: Actress/"Where's Willie?"
Beth Brickell: 

Kirk Douglas: American Actor-Producer

Kirk Douglas: American Actor-Producer

William Roberts: Screenwriter
Christopher Knopf: Screenwriter, Film and TV movies, USC Writing Instructor

Maurice Jarre: Composer, GHOST (1990)

John W. Wheeler: Editor

"...A brilliantly inventive and well paced script..."