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The Highwaymen

The Highwaymen

The legends who took down Bonnie & Clyde

20196.82h 13m

Overview

In 1934, Frank Hamer and Manny Gault, two former Texas Rangers, are commissioned to put an end to the wave of vicious crimes perpetrated by Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, a notorious duo of infamous robbers and cold-blooded killers who nevertheless are worshiped by the public.

Directed by John Lee Hancock
Written by John Fusco
Produced by Casey Silver
Box OfficeBudget: $49.0M0

Top Cast

Kevin Costner

Kevin Costner

Frank Hamer

Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson

Manny Gault

Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

Ma Ferguson

John Carroll Lynch

John Carroll Lynch

Lee Simmons

Thomas Mann

Thomas Mann

Deputy Ted Hinton

Dean Denton

Dean Denton

Deputy Bob Alcorn

Kim Dickens

Kim Dickens

Gladys Hamer

William Sadler

William Sadler

Henry Barrow

W. Earl Brown

W. Earl Brown

Ivy Methvin

David Furr

David Furr

Detective John Quinn

Themes & Keywords

fbibank robbertexas rangerbased on true storytrackercops and robbers forensic sciencecriminal gang1930smanhuntlegendary heroretired lawmanadmiring

About The Highwaymen

The Highwaymen is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 2019 exploring themes of fbi, bank robber, texas ranger, based on true story, tracker, cops and robbers . Directed by John Lee Hancock, it stars Kevin Costner, Woody Harrelson, Kathy Bates. In 1934, Frank Hamer and Manny Gault, two former Texas Rangers, are commissioned to put an end to the wave of vicious crimes perpetrated by Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, a notorious duo of infamous robbers and cold-blooded killers who nevertheless are worshiped by the public.

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