The read
A Balasaur Score of 78 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 30 points higher than audiences do. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
In 1901, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez is forced on the run from Texas Rangers, evading a massive manhunt on horseback for days following a heated misunderstanding leads to the death of a lawman.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 30 points higher than audiences do.
31 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert M. YoungDirector
- Victor VillaseñorScreenplay
- Robert M. YoungScreenplay
- W. Michael LewisOriginal Music Composer
- Edward James OlmosOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Edward James OlmosGregorio Cortez
- James GammonSheriff Frank Fly
- Tom BowerBoone Chate
- Bruce McGillReporter Blakely
- Brion JamesCaptain Rogers
- Alan VintMike Trimmell
- Timothy ScottSheriff Morris
- Pepe SernaRomaldo Cortez
- Michael McGuireSheriff Glover
- William SandersonCowboy
- Barry CorbinB. R. Abernathy
- Jack KehoeProsecutor Pierson
Stills
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Themes
sheriffbased on novel or booktexastexas rangerself-defensesubjectivityfolk herobased on true storyfugitivepossemexican americanmultiple perspectives
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