Will Penny
First screened in September 2008
Director: Tom Gries. Cast: Charlton Heston, Joan Hackett, Jon Gries, Donald Pleasence, Lee Majors, Bruce Dern, Ben Johnson, Anthony Zerbe, Slim Pickens, Clifton James, G.D. Spradlin, Roy Jenson. Screenplay: Tom Gries. Twitter Capsule:
Minor in conception and not every element works equally, but achieves a piquant tone. Lingers. Heston, Hackett terrific.
VOR:③
In that Ballad of Cable Hogue space: a Western that's family-friendly without forsaking keen edges or dramatic stakes. Uncommonly tender from Heston, who loved this.