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Cat Ballou

Cat Ballou

It's That Way-Out Whopper Of A Funny Western...A She-Bang To End All She-Bangs!

19656.41h 37m

Overview

A woman seeking revenge for her murdered father hires a famous gunman, but he's very different from what she expects.

Directed by Elliot Silverstein
Written by Roy Chanslor, Walter Newman, Frank Pierson
Produced by Harold Hecht
Box Office0Revenue: $20.7M

Top Cast

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda

Catherine 'Cat' Ballou

Michael Callan

Michael Callan

Clay Boone

Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin

Kid Shelleen / Tim Strawn

Dwayne Hickman

Dwayne Hickman

Jed

Tom Nardini

Tom Nardini

Jackson Two-Bears

John Marley

John Marley

Frankie Ballou

Nat King Cole

Nat King Cole

Shouter - Sunrise Kid

Stubby Kaye

Stubby Kaye

Shouter - Sam the Shade

Reginald Denny

Reginald Denny

Sir Harry Percival

Jay C. Flippen

Jay C. Flippen

Sheriff Cardigan

Themes & Keywords

daughtergunslingerwyoming, usabased on novel or bookranchalcoholictrain robberyfratricidesaved from hangingfemale outlawsinging narrator

About Cat Ballou

Cat Ballou is a western, comedy film released in 1965 exploring themes of daughter, gunslinger, wyoming, usa, based on novel or book, ranch, alcoholic. Directed by Elliot Silverstein, it stars Jane Fonda, Michael Callan, Lee Marvin. A woman seeking revenge for her murdered father hires a famous gunman, but he's very different from what she expects.

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