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Burning Love on the Great Plains in 1959! - Badlands
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Title: Badlands

Release Date: 5 Jan 1974

Runtime: 1h 34m

Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance

Director: Pressman-Williams, Jill Jakes Production

Production Companies: Pressman-Williams, Jill Jakes Production

Overview: An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota badlands.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.484 (1198 votes)

Cast

  • Kit Carruthers: Martin Sheen
  • Holly Sargis: Sissy Spacek
  • Holly's Father: Warren Oates
  • Cato: Ramon Bieri
  • Deputy: Alan Vint
  • Sheriff: Gary Littlejohn
  • Rich Man: John Carter
  • Boy: Bryan Montgomery
  • Girl: Gail Threlkeld
  • Clerk: Charles Fitzpatrick
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