Movie: The Cowboy and the Frenchman

Top 10 Billed Cast

Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton

Slim

Frederic Golchan
Frederic Golchan

Pierre the Frenchman

Tracey Walter
Tracey Walter

Dusty

Jack Nance
Jack Nance

Pete

Michael Horse
Michael Horse

Broken Feather

Rick Guillory
Rick Guillory

Howdy

Marie Laurin
Marie Laurin

French Girl

Patrick Houser
Patrick Houser

Gun Twirler

Eddy Dixon
Eddy Dixon

Rock-a-Billy Guy

Magali Alvarado
Magali Alvarado

Beehive Western Gal

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    A grizzled, hard-of-hearing cowboy, Slim, and his two friends, Dusty and Pete, capture a mysterious, well-dressed Frenchman.

  • Release Date

    1988-10-26

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    6

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
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