The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
(1983)

The true story of one man who made a difference.

Released: 1983-08-19

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Forced to run from Texas Rangers after a heated misunderstanding leads to the death of a lawman, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez sets off in desperate flight, evading a massive manhunt on horseback for days. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts in 2016.

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Edward James Olmos

as Gregorio Cortez

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James Gammon

as Sheriff Frank Fly

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Tom Bower

as Boone Chate

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Bruce McGill

as Reporter Blakely

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Brion James

as Captain Rogers

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Alan Vint

as Mike Trimmell

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Timothy Scott

as Sheriff Morris

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Pepe Serna

as Romaldo Cortez

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Barry Corbin

as B. R. Abernathy

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Jack Kehoe

as Prosecutor Pierson

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Rosanna DeSoto

as Carlotta Muñoz

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Ned Beatty

as Lynch Mob Leader

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Stuart Wurtzel

Production Design

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Carl Copeland

Art Direction

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Edward James Olmos

Original Music Composer

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W. Michael Lewis

Original Music Composer

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Edward James Olmos

Associate Producer

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Richard Soto

Executive Producer

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Dominick Tavella

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

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David Ochoa

Executive Producer

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