The Farmer (film)
The Farmer is a 1977 American crime action film directed by David Berlatsky and starring Lewell Akins, Gary Conway, Michael Dante, Dave Graig, Stratton Leopold, Ray McIver, and George Memmoli. The film was released by Columbia Pictures on March 9, 1977.[1][2][3]
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Directed by | David Berlatsky |
Produced by | Gary Conway Lang Elliott |
Written by | John Carmody Janice Eymann George Fargo Patrick Regan |
Starring | Lewell Akins Gary Conway Michael Dante Dave Graig Stratton Leopold Ray McIver George Memmoli |
Music by | Hugo Montenegro |
Cinematography | Irv Goodnoff |
Edited by | Richard Weber |
Production company | Milway Productions |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Plot
A decorated World War II veteran Kyle Martin returns homes to Georgia to start a farm, but realizes running a one-man farm isn't profitable, and the bank needs to foreclose, despite of being a veteran. At that point a gamber named Johnny has an auto crash close to the farm, in which Kyle spares his life, where Johnny offers him 1,500 dollars, which actually isn't sufficient to spare the homestead. At that point when Johnny past-post on a pony race for over $50,000, angering mobster Passini as he and his three colleagues murders Johnny's bodyguard and afterward blinds Johnny's eyes with corrosive to "make a example out of him", Johnny asks his mistress Betty to hire Kyle so he can kill to Passini and his men individually for $50,000, which he needs to save his farm, Kyle accepts which sets the path for revenge.
Cast
- Lewell Akins as Conductor
- Gary Conway as Kyle Martin
- Michael Dante as Johnny O.
- Dave Graig as 2nd Soldier
- Stratton Leopold as Laundry Sam
- Ray McIver as Train Bartender
- George Memmoli as Passini
- Bill Moses as Bank Representative
- Judge Parker as Banjo Player
- Don Payne as Mr. Moore
- Louis C. Pessolano as Bartender
- Johnny Popwell as Conners
- Ken Renard as Gumshoe
- Timothy Scott as Weasel
- Sonny Shroyer as Corrigan
- Wayne Stewart as Sergeant
- Roy Tatum as Soldier
- Angel Tompkins as Betty
- Jack Waltzer as Doc Valentine
- Eric Weston as Lopie
- Laura Whyte as Waitress
References
- "The Farmer". afi.com. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- "The Farmer". AllMovie. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- "The Farmer". TCM.com. Retrieved 12 May 2018.