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Cat Ballou

Musical western spoof about a respectable schoolteacher (Jane Fonda) who fights for revenge when her father is murdered in a dispute with a ruthless development company.

Musical western spoof about a respectable schoolteacher who fights for revenge when her father is murdered in a dispute with a ruthless development company. In her quest for the killer, the teacher enlists the help of two crooks, a Native American farm hand, and a one-time fearsome gunslinger who is now a hopeless alcoholic. Lee Marvin won an Oscar for his dual performance as the hired gun and his drunken brother.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sat 24 Jul 201014:15
BBC Two except Scotland

Credits

Catherine 'Cat' BallouJane Fonda
DirectorElliot Silverstein
Kid Shelleen/StrawnLee Marvin
Clay BooneMichael Callan
JedDwayne Hickman
The Sunrise KidStubby Kaye
Frankie BallouJohn Marley
ProducerHarold Hecht
WriterFrank Pierson
WriterWalter Newman

Broadcasts

  • Sat 1 Mar 200815:35
    BBC Two except East, Scotland & Yorkshire
  • Sat 4 Jul 200915:50
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 24 Jul 201014:15
    BBC Two England, Wales & Northern Ireland only