The Outlaw Josey Wales
Drama, Western
Warner Bros.  (1976) 135 mins PG

7.8 (16,684 votes)
As The Outlaw Josey Wales, two-time Academy Award® winner Clint Eastwood is ideally cast as a hard-hitting, fast-drawing loner, recalling his "Man with No Name" from his European Westerns. But unlike that other mythic outlaw, Josey Wales has a name - and a heart.

After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is on the lam, pursued by a pack of killers. He travels alone, but a ragtag group of outcasts (including Sondra Locke and Chief Dan George) is drawn to him - and Wales can't leave his motley surrogate family unprotected. Eastwood's skill before and behind the camera connected with audiences for its humor and tenderness as well as its hair-trigger action....

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Cast and Crew
Clint Eastwood  ......  Josey Wales
John Vernon  ......  Fletcher
Sondra Locke  ......  Laura Lee
Bill McKinney  ......  Terrill
Chief Dan George  ......  Lone Watie
Paula Trueman  ......  Grandma Sarah
Director  .....  Clint Eastwood
Producer  .....  Robert Daley; James Fargo
Writer  .....  Sonia Chernus; Phil Kaufman; Forrest Carter; Philip Kaufman
Notes
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: Near the end of the film when Wales is fighting the posse outside the house, you can see the legs of a C-stand when a man from Terrill's gang falls off a horse. (more)

Trivia:
Reportedly, country singer George Strait's favorite movie. (more)

Filming Locations:
Glen Canyon, Utah, USA (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Josey's wife: Little Josey! C'mon in, let's get you cleaned up!
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win (more)