''The Great Gundown'' (also known as ''Savage Red, Outlaw White'') is a 1977 American

Western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...

film directed by Paul Hunt and written by Steve Fisher. The film stars Robert Padilla, Malila Saint Duval,

Richard Rust Richard Rust (July 13, 1938 – November 9, 1994) was an American actor of stage, television, and film born in Boston, probably best remembered for his role as a young lawyer in NBC's ''Sam Benedict'' series (1962–1963). Early years Rust ...

, Steve Oliver, David Eastman, Stanley Adams and

Rockne Tarkington William Rockne Tarkington, Jr. (May 14, 1932 – April 5, 2015) was an American stage, film and television actor. Career Born in Junction City, Kansas, Tarkington began his career as a stage actor, and made the transition to television with g ...

. The film was released on August 4, 1977, by

AVCO Embassy Pictures Embassy Pictures Corporation (also and later known as Avco Embassy Pictures as well as Embassy Films Associates) was an American independent film Production company, production and Film distributor, distribution studio responsible for such fil ...

Plot

Cast

* Robert Padilla as Mario Ochoa / The Savage * Malila Saint Duval as Teresa *

as Joe Riles * Steve Oliver as Arden * David Eastman as Edgely * Stanley Adams as Buck *

as Sutton * Michael Christian as Darwood *

Michael Greene Michael Harris Greene (November 4, 1933 – January 10, 2020) was an American actor who was active from the 1960s through the 1990s. Career Greene was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Gladys () and Harry Greene. Early in his caree ...

as Preacher Gage * Owen Orr as "Happy" Hogan * Paul Hunt as Jim, The Gunsel *

Ted Markland Ted Markland (January 15, 1933 – December 18, 2011) was an American character actor. He is best known for the role of Reno in the NBC television series ''The High Chaparral''. He had a small part in the TV Western ''Bat Masterson (TV series) ...

as Herien * Haydee Dubarry as Tia Maria * Lucas Andreas as Deputy * Gene Borkan as Brink * Stephen Whittaker as Laredo * John Bellah as Billy "Bullit" * Darrell Cotton as Darrell * A.J. Solari as A.J. * Frank Packard as Jack * Miki St. Clair as Miki * John Jarrell as Townsman * Joe A. Padilla as Jess * Brian Padilla as The Boy * James Trujillo as Ramon * Wesley Speake as The Bartender * Tom Garcia as Old Indian * Cecilia Speake as Teresa's Mother *

Don Megowan Don Megowan (May 24, 1922 – June 26, 1981) was an American actor. He played the Gill-man on land in ''The Creature Walks Among Us'', the final part of the ''Creature from the Black Lagoon'' trilogy. Early life Don Megowan was born in Inglewo ...

as "Baldy" * John Chilton as Higgins * Don McGovern as Calhoun * Patrick Hawley as Morley *

Doodles Weaver Winstead Sheffield Glenndenning Dixon "Doodles" Weaver (May 11, 1911 – January 17, 1983) was an American character actor, comedian, and musician. Born into a wealthy West Coast family, Weaver began his career in radio. In the late 1930s, he p ...

as Baggage Man * Noble "Kid" Chissell as The Train Engineer *

Virgil Frye Virgil Charles Frye (August 21, 1930 – May 7, 2012) was an American actor and former Golden Gloves boxing champion. He grew up in Estherville, Iowa. He had two children, Sean Frye (''E.T. The Extra Terrestrial'') and Soleil Moon Frye (''Punky B ...

as John Bayers

References

External links

* 1977 films American Western (genre) films 1977 Western (genre) films Embassy Pictures films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films {{1970s-Western-film-stub