The Winds of Autumn

1976 American western film

  • Charles B. Pierce
  • Earl E. Smith
Produced by
  • Steve Lyons
  • Tom Moore
  • Charles B. Pierce
Starring
  • Dub Taylor
  • Jack Elam
  • Jeanette Nolan
  • Andrew Prine
CinematographyJames W. RobersonEdited byTom BoutrossMusic byJaime Mendoza-Nava
Production
company
Charles B. Pierce Films
Distributed byHowco International Pictures
Release date
  • August 11, 1976 (1976-08-11)
Running time
100 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

The Winds of Autumn is a 1976 American Western film directed by Charles B. Pierce and starring Jack Elam, Jeanette Nolan and Andrew Prine.[1]

Plot

In 1884, after freeing a convict from a prison work detail, a family of outlaws take refuge with a Quaker family consisting of two parents, an eleven year old son, Joel, and a slightly older daughter. After the killing of the parents and daughter, Joel sets out on his own to seek revenge against the outlaws who senselessly murdered his family.

Cast

  • Jack Elam as J. Pete Hankins
  • Jeanette Nolan as Ora Mae Hankins
  • Andrew Prine as Wire Hankins
  • Earl E. Smith as Mr. Pepperdine
  • Chuck Pierce Jr. as Joel Rigney
  • Jimmy Clem as Hog Hankins
  • Belinda Palmer as Catherine Rigney
  • Perry Harris as Lester Hankins
  • Robert Birchall as Kermit Rigney
  • Joyce Workman as Martha Rigney
  • Charles B. Pierce as Ferd Hankins
  • Cheri Johnson as Maydell
  • Dub Taylor as Rattler S. Gravely
  • Lisa Baker as Maydell's Girl
  • Nancy Cameron as Maydell's Girl
  • Daina House as Maydell's Girl
  • Joyce Mandel as Maydell's Girl
  • Ann Pennington as Maydell's Girl
  • Martha Smith as Maydell's Girl
  • Katie Willoughby as Maydell's Girl
  • Linda Wickland as Maydell's Girl
  • Laura Love as Maydell's Girl
  • Flo Pierce as Maydell's Girl

References

  1. ^ Gaberscek & Stier p.235

Bibliography

  • Carlo Gaberscek & Kenny Stier. In Search of Western Movie Sites. 2014.

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