Will Penny

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Title:

Will Penny

Author:

Engel, Fred, producer.

Seltzer, Walter, 1914-2011, producer.

Gries, Tom,, screenwriter, director.

Heston, Charlton, actor.

Hackett, Joan, 1934-1983, actor.

Pleasence, Donald, actor.

Majors, Lee, actor.

Dern, Bruce, actor.

Johnson, Ben, 1918-1996, actor.

Pickens, Slim, actor.

James, Clifton, 1920-2017, actor.

Zerbe, Anthony, 1936- actor.

Paramount Pictures Corporation.

Summary:

Will Penny, an aging, out of work cowboy, is left in the desert to die by a ruthless gang of outlaws. A beautiful young woman and her son, on her way to join her husband, stops to help him and nurses him back to health. Suddenly, Will sees a lifestyle he's never known as he falls in love with her, but the gang is on its way to finish him off.

Audience:

MPAA rating: Not rated.

General Note:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1968.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Genre:

Western films.

Feature films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Subject Term:

Outlaws -- Drama.

Cowboys -- Drama.

Man-woman relationships -- Drama.

Author(s):

Engel, Fred,

Seltzer, Walter, 1914-2011,

Gries, Tom,,

Heston, Charlton,

Hackett, Joan, 1934-1983,

Pleasence, Donald,

Majors, Lee,

Dern, Bruce,

Johnson, Ben, 1918-1996,

Pickens, Slim,

James, Clifton, 1920-2017,

Zerbe, Anthony, 1936-

Added Corporate Author:

Paramount Pictures Corporation.

Publisher:

Paramount Home Video,

Publication Date:

2002

1968

ISBN:

9780792179344

Publication Information:

Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Video, [2002]

Call Number:

DVD WILLPEN

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Rambling along at its own measured pace, Will Penny is a vivid western character study, completely dominated by the rapport between stars (Charlton Heston) and (Joan Hackett). Heston plays Will Penny, an aging and impoverished cowboy. With his cohorts Blue (Lee Majors) and Dutchy (Anthony Zerbe), the trio sets out to find employment before winter sets in. Their job search is interrupted by the sudden appearance of Preacher Quint, a vicious Bible-thumping bandit (Donald Pleasance) and his moronic, sadistic sons. Dutchy gets wounded in the fight and Blue stays with him in a small town nearby to nurse him back to health. Will gets a job on a ranch, and though he is supposed to keep squatters off the land, he can't kick out Catherine (Joan Hackett) and her little son (Jon Gries). She herself is en route to join her husband, an Oregon farmer. Despite her wedding vows, Catherine finds herself drawn to Penny -- who makes no unwarranted move towards the woman, but is equally attracted to her. Then the murderous Quint and his sons reappear to exact their revenge. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi