The Kentuckian (1955) | |
| Director(s) | Burt Lancaster |
| Producer(s) | Harold Hecht, James Hill (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Drama, Western |
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The Kentuckian (1955) was a Drama - Western Film directed by Burt Lancaster and produced by Harold Hecht and James Hill.
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From the Archives: The Kentuckian ( 1955 )
By The Metzinger Sisters on Apr 30, 2020 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversLovely Diana Lynn poses as Susie Spann in this publicity photo from the MGM western drama The Kentuckian ( 1955 ) starring Burt Lancaster. From the Archives is our latest series of posts where we share photos from the Silverbanks Pictures collection. Some of these may have been sold in the past, a... Read full article
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Elias Wakefield:
It ain't we don't like people - we like room more. Room to stretch in, room to see and hunt... and where you set your foot no foot's been set before. That's what ails Kentucky now; a man can't hardly move without he nudges up agin' a neighbor.
[last lines]
Elias Wakefield: No, Hannah, don't leave us. We're goin' to Texas. We're goin' to live it bold.
Elias Wakefield: You got to take things for what they are.
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[last lines]
Elias Wakefield: No, Hannah, don't leave us. We're goin' to Texas. We're goin' to live it bold.
Elias Wakefield: You got to take things for what they are.
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Facts about
The river boat used in the movie was the Delta Queen. The company spent almost $10,000 dollars to add the fake smoke stacks.
Film debut of Walter Matthau.
The average shot length of this film is about 7.75 seconds, which makes it one of the faster cut early CinemaScope films.
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Film debut of Walter Matthau.
The average shot length of this film is about 7.75 seconds, which makes it one of the faster cut early CinemaScope films.
read more facts about The Kentuckian...
