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The Kentuckian

The Kentuckian

Hunter...Frontiersman...Adventurer!

19555.71h 44m

Overview

A frontiersman and his son fight to build a new home in Texas.

Directed by Burt Lancaster
Written by Felix Holt, A.B. Guthrie Jr.
Produced by Harold Hecht
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Top Cast

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Elias Wakefield

Dianne Foster

Dianne Foster

Hannah Bolen

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Stan Bodine

Diana Lynn

Diana Lynn

Susie Spann

D

Donald MacDonald

Little Eli Wakefield

John McIntire

John McIntire

Zack Wakefield

Una Merkel

Una Merkel

Sophie Wakefield

John Carradine

John Carradine

Ziby Fletcher

John Litel

John Litel

Pleasant Tuesday Babson

Rhys Williams

Rhys Williams

Constable

Themes & Keywords

texasfrontiersman

About The Kentuckian

The Kentuckian is a western film released in 1955 exploring themes of texas, frontiersman. Directed by Burt Lancaster, it stars Burt Lancaster, Dianne Foster, Walter Matthau. A frontiersman and his son fight to build a new home in Texas.

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