Principal cast
Clint Eastwood, Chief Dan George, Sondra Locke, Bill McKinney and John Vernon
Film 450 of 498 on the Screen Path
The Outlaw Josey Wales
...an army of one.
About the film
The Outlaw Josey Wales at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1976 film at stop 450 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - and Wales can't bring himself to leave them unprotected.
Key craft credits
Bruce Surtees (director of photography), Ferris Webster (editor), Jerry Fielding (original music composer), Philip Kaufman (screenplay) and Sonia Chernus (screenplay)
- Director
- Clint Eastwood
- Release
- 1976-06-30
- Runtime
- 135 minutes
- Genres
- Western
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 15 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 15 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
15 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
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Full cast
- Clint EastwoodCharacter: Josey Wales
- Chief Dan GeorgeCharacter: Lone Watie
- Sondra LockeCharacter: Laura Lee
- Bill McKinneyCharacter: Terrill
- John VernonCharacter: Fletcher
- Paula TruemanCharacter: Grandma Sarah
- Sam BottomsCharacter: Jamie
- Geraldine KeamsCharacter: Little Moonlight
- Woodrow ParfreyCharacter: Carpetbagger
- Joyce JamesonCharacter: Rose
- Sheb WooleyCharacter: Travis Cobb
- Royal DanoCharacter: Ten Spot
Full crew
Full crew
- Clint EastwoodCredits: Director
- Philip KaufmanCredits: Screenplay
- Sonia ChernusCredits: Screenplay
- Jerry FieldingCredits: Original Music Composer, Conductor
- Bruce SurteesCredits: Director of Photography
- Ferris WebsterCredits: Editor
- Jack KosslynCredits: Casting
- John G. WilsonCredits: Unit Production Manager, Associate Producer
- James FargoCredits: Assistant Director, Associate Producer
- Win PhelpsCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Alan BrimfeldCredits: Second Assistant Director
- John FrancoCredits: Script Supervisor
- Charles PierceCredits: Set Decoration
- Al LittekenCredits: Construction Coordinator
- Joel CoxCredits: Assistant Editor
- Keith StaffordCredits: Sound Editor
- Walter ScottCredits: Stunt Coordinator
- Art RimdziusCredits: Transportation Captain
- Tex RudloffCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Tom del RuthCredits: Camera Operator
- Charles W. ShortCredits: Camera Operator
- Richard BarthCredits: Assistant Camera
- Timothy E. WadeCredits: Assistant Camera
- Doug CookCredits: Grip
- Charles HolmesCredits: Gaffer
- R.A. MacDonaldCredits: Special Effects
- Jack KennedyCredits: Best Boy Grip
- A. Paul PollardCredits: Special Effects
- Joe McKinneyCredits: Makeup Supervisor
- Lorraine RobersonCredits: Hairstylist
- Edward AionaCredits: Property Master
- Glenn WrightCredits: Costume Supervisor
- Forrest CarterCredits: Book
- Joseph HernandezCredits: Assistant Camera
- Kenneth AdamsCredits: Key Grip
- Robert DaleyCredits: Producer
- Tambi LarsenCredits: Production Design
- Bert HallbergCredits: Sound
- Andrew OverholtzerCredits: Propmaker
- James MarettCredits: Driver
- Jack ObringerCredits: Makeup Artist
- Robert L. ClarkCredits: Painter
- Tom Del GenioCredits: Propmaker
- Roy KirkpatrickCredits: Propmaker
- George LillieCredits: Painter
- Richard LindCredits: Propmaker
- Alan ManserCredits: Set Dresser
- William S. Maxwell IIICredits: Swing
- Michael MuscarellaCredits: Propmaker
- Eugene J. ReedCredits: Carpenter
- John RozmanCredits: Leadman
- John J. Rutchland Jr.Credits: Construction Foreman
- Steve BirkettCredits: Cableman
- Alex BytnarCredits: Boom Operator
- David RustCredits: Boom Operator
- Ernest RobinsonCredits: Stunts
- Cody DiamondCredits: Stunts
- Bennie E. DobbinsCredits: Stunts
- Jerry GatlinCredits: Stunts
- Robert F. HoyCredits: Stunts
- John HudkinsCredits: Stunts
- Mike H. McGaughyCredits: Stunts
- George OrrisonCredits: Stunt Double, Stunts
- Larry RandlesCredits: Stunts
- Neil SummersCredits: Stunts
- Greg WalkerCredits: Stunts
- Richard WenzCredits: Stunts
- Rodd WolffCredits: Stunts
- Rock A. WalkerCredits: Stunts
- Thomas Del RuthCredits: Camera Operator
- Howard AndersonCredits: Grip
- Don ChristieCredits: Still Photographer
- Bob FillisCredits: Electrician
- Leroy HershkowitzCredits: Electrician
- Tony LedgerCredits: Grip
- Marilyn NashCredits: Location Casting
- Jack N. YoungCredits: Extras Casting
- Thomas S. DawsonCredits: Costumer
- Dan Carlin Sr.Credits: Music Editor
- Ralph GriersonCredits: Musician
- Malcolm McNabCredits: Musician
- Lennie NiehausCredits: Orchestrator
- Emil RichardsCredits: Musician
- Louise Di TullioCredits: Musician
- Dan WallinCredits: Scoring Mixer
- Ramon PahoyoCredits: Craft Service
- John BrumbyCredits: Driver
- John ConteCredits: Driver
- Howard B. DavidsonCredits: Driver
- Joe SawyersCredits: Driver
- Norman WalkeCredits: Driver
- John SextonCredits: Props
- Dean WilsonCredits: Props
- Jack CaseyCredits: Publicist
- Rudy UglandCredits: Animal Wrangler
- Fritz ManesCredits: Producer's Assistant
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