The Kentuckian (1955) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Burt Lancaster.

Cast

• Burt Lancaster as Elias Wakefield
• Dianne Foster as Hannah Bolen
• Walter Matthau as Stan Bodine
• Diana Lynn as Susie Spann
• Donald MacDonald as Little Eli Wakefield
• John McIntire as Zack Wakefield
• Una Merkel as Sophie Wakefield
• John Carradine as Ziby Fletcher
• John Litel as Pleasant Tuesday Babson
• Rhys Williams as Constable
• Edward Norris as Roulette Dealer
• Will Wright as John Decker (uncredited)
• Douglas Spencer as Frome Brother (uncredited)
• Paul Wexler as Frome Brother (uncredited)
• Clem Bevans as Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
• Norman Leavitt as Frontiersman (uncredited)
• Whip Wilson as Frontiersman (uncredited)

Crew

• Burt Lancaster — Director
• Harold Hecht — Producer
• Felix Holt — Novel
• A.B. Guthrie Jr. — Screenplay
• Bernard Herrmann — Original Music Composer
• Roy Webb — Original Music Composer
• Ernest Laszlo — Director of Photography

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