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MASTER SCORE 77.3 / 100
1967·Drama / Romance / Western·1h 48m

WILL PENNY

“He was a peaceful man. But he could kill! He was a hard man. But he could smile! He was a shy and lonely man. But he could love!”

Will Penny, an aging cowpoke, takes a job on a ranch which requires him to ride the line of the property looking for trespassers or, worse, squatters. He finds that his cabin in the high mountains has been appropriated by a woman whose guide to Oregon has deserted her and her son. Too ashamed to kick mother and child out just as the bitter winter of the mountains sets in, he agrees to share the cabin until the spring thaw. But it isn't just the snow that slowly thaws; the lonely man and woman soon forget their mutual hostility and start developing a deep love for one another.

Above the Line
Tom Gries·DirectorTom Gries·WriterLucien Ballard·Director of PhotographyDavid Raksin·Original Music ComposerWarren Low·Editor
Cast
Charlton Heston·Will PennyJoan Hackett·Catherine AllenDonald Pleasence·Preacher QuintLee Majors·BlueBruce Dern·Rafe QuintBen Johnson·AlexSlim Pickens·Ike WallersteinClifton James·CatronAnthony Zerbe·DutchyRoy Jenson·Boetius Sullivan
Full Crew
(17 credits)
Directing· 1
Tom Gries·Director
Writing· 1
Tom Gries·Writer
Camera· 1
Lucien Ballard·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Warren Low·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
David Raksin·Original Music ComposerJohn R. Carter·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 6
Roland Anderson·Art DirectionHal Pereira·Art DirectionCharles Blackman·Makeup ArtistRobert R. Benton·Set DecorationRay Moyer·Set DecorationWally Westmore·Makeup Designer
Production· 3
Fred Engel·ProducerWalter Seltzer·ProducerC. Kenneth Deland·Unit Production Manager
Other Departments· 2
Calvin Brown·StuntsPaul K. Lerpae·Visual Effects
By the Numbers
77.3
OF 100
Master Score
7.0
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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