Will Penny poster
Director Tom Gries
Writer Tom Gries

Will Penny

Tagline: 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!

Release Date: 1967-12-19

Duration: 110 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Charlton Heston
    Will Penny
  • Bruce Dern
    Rafe Quint
  • Lee Majors
    Blue
  • Donald Pleasence
    Preacher Quint
  • Anthony Zerbe
    Dutchy
  • William Schallert
    Dr. Fraker
  • Clifton James
    Catron
  • Jon Gries
    Horace
  • Slim Pickens
    Ike Wallerstein
  • G. D. Spradlin
    Anse Howard