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Will Penny (1967)
Director: Tom Gries
Cast: Charlton Heston, Joan Hackett, Donald Pleasence, Lee Majors
Runtime110 min
Rating12
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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.
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Will Penny is a critically acclaimed 1967 Western film directed by Tom Gries. The film received positive reviews from critics and has a strong audience reception, with an IMDb rating of 7.6 and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 91%. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
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Fans of classic Westerns and character-driven dramas will appreciate the nuanced performances and slow-burning romance in Will Penny, the 1967 film directed by Tom Gries and starring Charlton Heston as the aging cowboy trying to share his cabin with a stranded woman and her son.
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Will Penny is a 1968 American Western film written and directed by Tom Gries and starring Charlton Heston, Joan Hackett and Donald Pleasence. The picture was based upon an episode of the 1960 Sam Peckinpah television series The Westerner starring Brian Keith called "Line Camp," also written and directed by Tom Gries. Heston mentioned that this was his favorite film in which he appeared. The supporting cast features Lee Majors, Ben Johnson, Bruce Dern, and Slim Pickens.
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