Lonely Are the Brave

Lonely Are the Brave is a 1962 American black and white Western film adaptation of the Edward Abbey novel The Brave Cowboy directed by David Miller from a screenplay by Dalton Trumbo and starring Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands and Walter Matthau.

Lonely Are the Brave
Theatrical poster
Directed byDavid Miller
Screenplay byDalton Trumbo
Based onThe Brave Cowboy
by Edward Abbey
Produced byEdward Lewis
Starring
CinematographyPhilip H. Lathrop
Edited byLeon Barsha
Music byJerry Goldsmith
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • May 24, 1962 (1962-05-24) (Houston)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million

Kirk Douglas plays cowboy Jack Burns, Gena Rowlands portrays his best friend's wife and Walter Matthau appears as a sheriff who sympathizes with Burns but must do his job and chase him down. The picture also features an early score by composer Jerry Goldsmith. Douglas said repeatedly that this was his favorite film of his own work.

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