The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez [Videorecording] Moctesuma Esparza Productions, Inc.
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FilmReference number:10896910Publication details: Los Angeles, Embassy Home Entertainment, c1984. Description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (105 min.) snd., col. 1/2 inSubject(s): Corrido de Gregorio Cortez (Ballad) | Cortez, Gregorio, 1875-1916 -- Drama | Feature films | Mexicans in motion pictures | Texas in motion picturesProduction credits: Screenplay, Victor Villasenor; director, Robert M. Young; music, W. Michael Lewis, Edward James Olmos.Cast: Edward James Olmos.Summary: On June 12, 1901, Gregorio Cortez, a young Mexican family man, shoots and kills a sheriff in self-defense. For the next 11 days, he eludes an inflamed posse of 600 Texas Rangers in a 450 mile chase across Texas. His manhunt captures the nation's interest and his eventual trial is tainted by the extreme emotions of the country.
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VHS format.
Video release of the 1982 motion picture.
Rated PG.
Based on the book "With His Pistol in His Hand" by Am�erico Paredes.
Film Institute collection.
Screenplay, Victor Villasenor; director, Robert M. Young; music, W. Michael Lewis, Edward James Olmos.
Edward James Olmos.
On June 12, 1901, Gregorio Cortez, a young Mexican family man, shoots and kills a sheriff in self-defense. For the next 11 days, he eludes an inflamed posse of 600 Texas Rangers in a 450 mile chase across Texas. His manhunt captures the nation's interest and his eventual trial is tainted by the extreme emotions of the country.
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