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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.
Will Penny: Directed by Tom Gries. With Charlton Heston, Joan Hackett, Donald Pleasence, Lee Majors. Aging cowboy Will Penny gets a line camp job on a large cattle spread and finds his isolated cabin is already occupied by an abandoned woman traveler and her young son.
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- Drama, Romance, Western
- Tom Gries
- 1968-04-10
Its title character, played by Charlton Heston, is a man in his mid-40s who has been away from society so long he hardly knows how to react when he is treated as a civilized being. And its love story, involving Heston and Joan Hackett, is one of the most satisfying I can remember.
When aging loner Will Penny (Charlton Heston) is hired to ride the lines around a vast ranch, he stumbles upon Catherine Allen (Joan Hackett) and her son, who are secretly living in an...
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- Charlton Heston
- Tom Gries
- Paramount Pictures
Will Penny (1967) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Feb 22, 2024 · US Release Date: 1968 Starring: Charlton Heston, Joan Hackett, Donald Pleasence Director: Tom Gries Synopsis: Aging cowboy Will Penny gets a line camp job on a large cattle spread and finds...
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Jul 3, 2019 · Charlton Heston is Will Penny, an aging cowhand who rides off at the end of a trail drive looking for a drink of whiskey and his next job. He and friends Blue (Lee Majors) and Dutchy (Anthony Zerbe) come across a bull elk that looks like it’d make for a tasty meal.
