Lonely are the Brave (1962)

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Life can never cage a man like this!

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.

• Released: 1962-04-26
• Genres: Western
• Runtime: 1h 47m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 174 votes

Directed by David Miller.

Top cast

• Kirk Douglas as John W. "Jack" Burns
• Gena Rowlands as Jerry Bondi
• Walter Matthau as Sheriff Morey Johnson
• Michael Kane as Paul Bondi
• Carroll O'Connor as Hinton
• William Schallert as Harry
• George Kennedy as Deputy Sheriff Gutierrez
• Karl Swenson as Rev. Hoskins
• William Mims as First Deputy Arraigning Burns
• Martín Garralaga as Old Man

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Lonely are the Brave

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Foxtel Now; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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