Principal cast
Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates, Ramon Bieri and Alan Vint
Film 403 of 498 on the Screen Path
Badlands
In 1959 a lot of people were killing time. Kit and Holly were killing people.
About the film
Badlands at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1973 film at stop 403 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota badlands.
Key craft credits
Brian Probyn (director of photography), Stevan Larner (director of photography), Tak Fujimoto (director of photography), Robert Estrin (editor) and George Aliceson Tipton (original music composer)
- Director
- Terrence Malick
- Release
- 1973-10-13
- Runtime
- 94 minutes
- Genres
- Drama, Romance and Crime
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 20 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
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Before you watch
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Full cast
- Martin SheenCharacter: Kit Carruthers
- Sissy SpacekCharacter: Holly Sargis
- Warren OatesCharacter: Holly's Father
- Ramon BieriCharacter: Cato
- Alan VintCharacter: Deputy
- Gary LittlejohnCharacter: Sheriff
- John CarterCharacter: Rich Man
- Bryan MontgomeryCharacter: Boy
- Gail ThrelkeldCharacter: Girl
- Charles FitzpatrickCharacter: Clerk
- John Womack Jr.Character: Trooper
- Howard RagsdaleCharacter: Boss
Full crew
Full crew
- Terrence MalickCredits: Director, Producer, Writer
- Robert EstrinCredits: Editor
- Brian ProbynCredits: Director of Photography
- Edward R. PressmanCredits: Executive Producer
- George Aliceson TiptonCredits: Original Music Composer, Conductor
- Dianne CrittendenCredits: Casting
- Louis A. StrollerCredits: Associate Producer
- Erma E. LevinCredits: Music Editor
- Jack EnglishCredits: Gaffer
- Marion SegalCredits: Assistant Editor
- George FisherCredits: Stunts
- Jack FiskCredits: Art Direction
- Rosanna NortonCredits: Costume Design
- Dona BaldwinCredits: Hairstylist, Wardrobe Designer
- John WilkinsonCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Sharron MillerCredits: Sound Editor
- James NelsonCredits: Supervising Sound Editor, Thanks
- James TaylorCredits: Theme Song Performance
- Tak FujimotoCredits: Director of Photography
- Stevan LarnerCredits: Director of Photography
- Billy WeberCredits: Associate Editor
- Edward RichardsonCredits: Art Direction
- William ScottCredits: Production Manager
- Sam F. ShawCredits: Sound Effects
- John BroderickCredits: Assistant Director
- Carl OlsenCredits: Assistant Director
- Maury HarrisCredits: Production Sound Mixer
- Tony PalmieriCredits: Assistant Camera
- Penny RichardsonCredits: Production Secretary
- Joan MocineCredits: Art Designer
- Gary LittlejohnCredits: Vehicles Coordinator
- Ken HiltonCredits: Set Dresser
- Connie Lee StoneCredits: Production Assistant
- Paul MarcusCredits: Production Assistant
- Rich CookCredits: Production Assistant
- Doug CrichtonCredits: Boom Operator
- Douglas KnappCredits: Best Boy Grip
- Melvin JamesCredits: Thanks
- Arthur PennCredits: Thanks
- Bert SchneiderCredits: Thanks
- Wallace WolfCredits: Thanks
- Irvin KershnerCredits: Thanks
- Charlotte JakesCredits: Thanks
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