The Kentuckian

The Kentuckian

Infobox Film
name = The Kentuckian


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director = Burt Lancaster
producer = Harold Hecht James Hill (uncredited)
writer = Felix Holt (novel)
A.B. Guthrie Jr.
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starring = Burt Lancaster
Dianne Foster
Diana Lynn
Walter Matthau
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released = August 1 1955
runtime = 104 minutes
country = USA
language = English
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imdb_id = 0048248

"The Kentuckian" is a 1955 adventure film. It was the only film directed by Burt Lancaster, who also starred. It also marked the film debut of Walter Matthau. The picture is an adaptation of the novel "The Gabriel Horn" by Felix Holt.

Plot

Frontiersman Elias "Big Eli" Wakefield (Burt Lancaster) decides to leave 1820s Kentucky and move to Texas with his son "Little Eli" (Donald MacDonald). Along the way, they run into two women who take a liking to the pair, indentured servant Hannah (Dianne Foster), who wants to go with them, and schoolteacher Susie (Diana Lynn), who would rather have Big Eli marry her and settle down. Big Eli also has to deal with villainous Stan Bodine (Walter Matthau), who cracks a mean bullwhip.

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