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Mustang Country
Directed byJohn C. Champion
Written byJohn C. Champion
Produced byJohn C. Champion
StarringJoel McCrea
CinematographyJ. Barry Herron
Edited byDouglas Robertson
Music byLee Holdridge
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • March 1976 (1976-03)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Mustang Country is a 1976 Western film directed by John C. Champion. It stars American actor Joel McCrea, and was his last major film. It co-stars Robert Fuller, Patrick Wayne, and Nika Mina.[1]

Plot summary

The film, set in 1925 along the Montana-Canada border, is about a rancher and former rodeo star named Dan (Joel McCrea) and his rottweiler Luke. While trying to capture an elusive mustang nicknamed "Shoshone", Dan comes across a runaway boy from an American Indian boarding school. A friendship soon grows and the two set out to catch the wild stallion together.[2]

Cast

Awards

In 1976, the film won a Western Heritage Trustees Award for outstanding family entertainment in a western motion picture.[3]

References

  1. ^ Özdağ, Beste (December 1, 2019). "Gender Inequality and Space Relationship in Movies: Mustang Movie Review". 7th International Conference on Gender Studies:Gender, Space, Place & Culture. Eastern Mediterranean University. pp. 419–431. doi:10.33831/gspc19/419-431/27. ISBN 9786059595308.
  2. ^ Özdağ, Beste (December 1, 2019). "Gender Inequality and Space Relationship in Movies: Mustang Movie Review". 7th International Conference on Gender Studies:Gender, Space, Place & Culture. Eastern Mediterranean University. pp. 419–431. doi:10.33831/gspc19/419-431/27. ISBN 9786059595308.
  3. ^ Nika., McCrea, Joel, 1905-1990. Champion, John C., 1923-1994. Fuller, Robert, 1933- Wayne, Patrick, 1939- Mina (2012), Mustang country, Universal Studios, OCLC 805158384, retrieved September 10, 2022((citation)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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