Dalton Trumbo, who had written Spartacus, collaborated once again with the star.

Kirk Douglas chose the cast and crew through his production company, Joel Productions.

Things get complicated when a general offers the sheriff a military helicopter to assist in the chase.

The cowboy tries to reach the border of Mexico with his horse. Sheriff Johnson sets out to find the fugitive and soon discovers Jerry’s home and tracks Burns up to the mountains. Paul does not accept Burns then runs away alone, because he could not stand to be confined in prison. When friends are reunited, Burns shows him the mountains he was hiding to use them to escape. He takes six months and finally goes to jail where Paul is. So Burns sees no other way but to beat the cops. Upon being taken to the police headquarters, the police want to release Burns, as they know of the cripple’s fame. But things don’t go as well as he wants: a man with only one arm is the one who calls him to the fight and he, reluctantly, ends up getting beaten up. Leaving the mount at Jerry’s house, Burns starts his plan: he goes to a bar, gets drunk and looks for a fight to get arrested. He travels on horseback and meets with Jerry, Paul’s wife. Burns has no social insurance or driving license. “Jack” Burns learns that his friend Paul has been arrested for transporting illegal immigrants and decides to go to town to help him. Sheriff’s Assistant GutierrezĬowboy John W.

William Schallert … Harry (radio operator).Carroll O’Connor … Hinton (the truck driver).The star declared that this was his favorite film. Kirk Douglas plays a modern cowboy who refuses to change his lifestyle and way of acting and does not adapt to modern society. Screenplay adapted from Dalton Trumbo from the novel by Edward Abbey. : Fuga ad aim) is a 1962 American film inthe genres Drama and Western, directed by David Miller (filmmaker).

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