The Cowboy and the Frenchman(1988)
A grizzled, hard-of-hearing cowboy, Slim, and his two friends, Dusty and Pete, capture a mysterious, well-dressed Frenchman.
Movie: The Cowboy and the Frenchman
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Slim
Pierre the Frenchman
Dusty
Pete
Broken Feather
French Girl
Gun Twirler
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A grizzled, hard-of-hearing cowboy, Slim, and his two friends, Dusty and Pete, capture a mysterious, well-dressed Frenchman.
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1988-10-26
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