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Purgatory (TV Movie 1999) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Jan 10, 1999 · Purgatory: Directed by Uli Edel. With Sam Shepard, Eric Roberts, Randy Quaid, Peter Stormare. An outlaw band rides into a town that is actually Purgatory, between Heaven and Hell.
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- Drama, Fantasy, Western
- Uli Edel
- 1999-01-10
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A violent outlaw band led by Blackjack Britton and Cavin Guthrie robs a bank. During the subsequent gunfight, a prostitute named Dolly Sloan is shot and dies in the arms of Cavin's nephew, Sonny. The gang flees, pursued by a posse, and manages to escape through a dust storm by following a tunnel into a green valley. The town of Refuge welcomes them...
Sam Shepard as Sheriff Forrest / 'Wild Bill' HickokRandy Quaid as Doc Woods / 'Doc' HollidayWriter Gordon Dawson had worked on several westerns previously, and was inspired to write a religious morality tale set in an Old West town inhabited by ghosts. The film was shot on the backlot of Warner Brothersstudios during the summer of 1998, on 35mm. Director Uli Edel had always wanted to direct a western but was aware of the genre's dwindling...
Purgatory was first aired by TNT Networkon January 10, 1999. The movie was advertised and marketed as "Not your ordinary damn western". Variety gave the film a positive review, praising the story and Sam Shepard's performance in particular. The New York Times' Anita Gates was also enthusiastic about this “fascinating, deceptively dark western with ...
David A. Rosemont. Daniel Schneider. Brad Fiedel. Gordon T. Dawson. An outlaw band flees a posse and rides into Refuge, a small town where no one carries a gun, drinks, or swears.
Purgatory (TV Series 2020– ) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Jan 10, 1999 · RELEASED TO TV IN 1999 and directed by Uli Edel, “Purgatory” chronicles events circa 1888 when a gang of outlaws led by Blackjack Britton (Eric Roberts) holds up in a mysterious hidden town called Refuge where the inhabitants seem overly gracious and pacifistic.
Oct 13, 2018 · Purgatory cast list, listed alphabetically with photos when available. This list of Purgatory actors includes any Purgatory actresses and all other actors from the film. You can view additional information about each Purgatory actor on this list, such as when and where they were born.
