The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983)
1h 46m
Running Time
August 19, 1983Release Date

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983)
1h 46m
Running Time
August 19, 1983Release Date
Network & Production Companies



Plot.
Forced to run from Texas Rangers after a heated misunderstanding leads to the death of a lawman, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez sets off in desperate flight, evading a massive manhunt on horseback for days.
Where to Watch.






Currently The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Tubi TV, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, The Roku Channel, Shout! Factory TV, Freevee
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Edward James Olmos
Gregorio Cortez / Original Music Composer / Associate Producer

James Gammon
Sheriff Frank Fly

Tom Bower
Boone Chate

Bruce McGill
Reporter Blakely

Brion James
Captain Rogers

Alan Vint
Mike Trimmell

Timothy Scott
Sheriff Morris

Pepe Serna
Romaldo Cortez

Michael McGuire
Sheriff Glover

William Sanderson
Cowboy

Barry Corbin
B. R. Abernathy

Jack Kehoe
Prosecutor Pierson

Rosanna DeSoto
Carlotta Muñoz

Ned Beatty
Lynch Mob Leader

David Wisnievitz
Associate Producer

Robert M. Young
Director / Screenplay

Américo Paredes
Novel

Victor Villaseñor
Screenplay

W. Michael Lewis
Original Music Composer

Reynaldo Villalobos
Director of Photography

John Bertucci
Editor

Arthur Coburn
Editor

Stuart Wurtzel
Production Design

Carl Copeland
Art Direction

Hilary Rosenfeld
Costume Design

Michael Scott Goldaum
Sound Mixer

Dominick Tavella
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

H. Frank Dominguez
Executive Producer

Moctesuma Esparza
Producer

Michael Hausman
Producer

David Ochoa
Executive Producer

Richard Soto
Executive Producer
Media.







Details.
Release DateAugust 19, 1983
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 46m
Content RatingPG
Box Office$804,963
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
preserved film
sheriff
based on novel or book
subjectivity
self-defense
folk hero
texas ranger
fugitive
posse
mexican american
multiple perspectives
hanging posse
mexican american border
horse thief
mexican legend
latin american history
hero on horseback
mexican folklore
based on a true story
texas
Wiki.
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez is a 1982 American Western film directed by Robert M. Young and starring Edward James Olmos as Gregorio Cortez. It is based on the book With His Pistol in His Hand by Americo Paredes.
In 2022, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant."
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