Paint Your Wagon (1969)

158 min · Musical, Romantic Comedy, Western, Western film, musical film, romantic comedy

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Directors

Joshua Logan

Cast

Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood, Jean Seberg, Harve Presnell, Ray Walston, Tom Ligon, Alan Dexter, Robert Easton

The story

When a wagon crashes into a ravine, prospector Ben Rumson finds two adult occupants, brothers, one of whom is dead and the other of whom has a broken arm and leg. During the dead man's burial, gold dust is discovered at the grave site. Ben stakes a claim on the land and adopts the surviving brother as his "Pardner" while he recuperates.

Catalogue themes and tags

19th Century, Bull, California, Female Dancer, Fest, Gold, Gold Rush, Gold miner, Goldmine, Hochzeit, Jealousy, Mormons, Partner, Peasant, Prediger, Settler, Versteigerung, Roadshow theatrical release, Western, Action/Adventure, Musical, Drama, Comedy, Film adaptation

Genres

Musical, Romantic Comedy, Western, Western film, musical film, romantic comedy

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