The Last Sunset (film)

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The Last Sunset
Directed by	Robert Aldrich
Produced by	Eugene Frenke, Edward Lewis
Written by	Howard Rigsby (novel Sundown at Crazy Horse), Dalton Trumbo
Starring	Rock Hudson Kirk Douglas Dorothy Malone Joseph Cotten Carol Lynley
Music by	Ernest Gold, Tomás Méndez (song "Cu Cu Ru Cu Paloma")
Cinematography	Ernest Laszlo
Editing by	Michael Luciano
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	USA: June 7, 1961
Running time	112 min.
Language	English
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The Last Sunset is a 1961 western movie starring Rock Hudson and directed by Robert Aldrich. The film was released by Universal studios, shot in Eastman color. The screenplay was adapted from Howard Rigsby's novel "Sundown at Crazy Horse" by Dalton Trumbo.

[edit] Cast

• Rock Hudson .... Dana Stribling
• Kirk Douglas .... Brendan 'Bren' O'Malley
• Dorothy Malone .... Belle Breckenridge
• Joseph Cotten .... John Breckenridge
• Carol Lynley .... Melissa 'Missy' Breckenridge
• Neville Brand.... Frank Hobbs
• Regis Toomey .... Milton Wing
• James Westmoreland .... Julesburg Kid (as Rad Fulton)
• Adam Williams .... Calverton
• Jack Elam .... Ed Hobbs
• John Shay .... Bowman

[edit] External links

• Interesting 'Spotlight' article by Scott McGee at Turner Classic Movies

[edit] DVD Reviews

• Review, with screen grabs, of the Rock Hudson Screen Legend Collection (which includes 'The Last Sunset') at DVD Beaver