The Legend of the Golden Gun

The Legend of the Golden Gun is a 1979 American Western television film, starring Jeff Osterhage, Hal Holbrook, Carl Franklin, and Robert Davi.

The Legend of the Golden Gun
Genre	Western
Written by	James D. Parriott
Directed by	Alan J. Levi
Starring	Jeff Osterhage Hal Holbrook Carl Franklin Robert Davi
Theme music composer	Jerrold Immel
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Harve Bennett Harris Katleman
Producers	B. W. Sandefur Dean Zanetos (associate producer) James D. Parriott (supervising producer)
Production locations	Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California
Cinematography	Gerald Perry Finnerman
Editor	Robert F. Shugrue
Running time	100 minutes
Production companies	Bennett/Katleman Productions Columbia Pictures Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	April 10, 1979 (1979-04-10)

Plot summary

John Golden, a young farmer whose parents are murdered meets Joshua Brown, a runaway slave, and they team up to track down the legendary Confederate guerrilla William Quantrill. Along their travels, they run into a legendary gunfighter, who teaches the young farmer how to shoot and gives him a special gun that shoots seven rounds, the seventh of which is intended as an advantage against evil.

Cast

• Jeff Osterhage as John Golden
• Carl Franklin as Joshua Brown
• Robert Davi as William Quantrill
• Keir Dullea as General Custer
• Michele Carey as Maggie
• John McLiam as Jake Powell
• Elissa Leeds as Sara Powell
• R. G. Armstrong as Judge Harrison Harding
• Hal Holbrook as J.R. Swackhammer
• William Bryant as William Ford
• Rex Holman as Sturges
• J. Brian Pizer as Captain Marks
• R. L. Tolbert as Buffalo Bill
• Budge Taylor as Dr. Wheller
• Walt Davis as Soldier #3
• Michael Yama as The photographer
• David Holbrook as The young outlaw

DVD

The Legend of the Golden Gun was released on DVD on December 4, 2012.

External links

• The Legend of the Golden Gun at IMDb