Lonely Are the Brave

"Life can never cage a man like this!"

May 25 1962 Approved 1h 47m
Drama, Western

A fiercely independent cowboy arranges to have himself locked up in jail in order to then escape with an old friend who has been sentenced to the penitentiary.

Plot

In order to free his best friend Paul Bondi from jail, cowboy Jack Burns gets himself imprisoned only to find out that Bondi does not want to escape. Thus Burns breaks out on his own and is afterwards being chased in the mountains by sheriff Johnson with a helicopter and jeeps.

Written by

Dalton Trumbo, Edward Abbey

Directed by

David Miller

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Joel Productions

Languages

English, Español

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 2 nominations total

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