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Jul 19, 1972 · Joe Kidd is a former bounty hunter who helps a wealthy landowner track down a Mexican revolutionary leader in New Mexico. The movie, directed by John Sturges and based on an Elmore Leonard novel, features Robert Duvall, John Saxon and Don Stroud in supporting roles.
- (20K)
- Drama, Western
- John Sturges
- 1972-07-19
Joe Kidd is a 1972 American Western film starring Clint Eastwood and Robert Duvall, written by Elmore Leonard and directed by John Sturges. The film is about an ex-bounty hunter hired by a wealthy landowner named Frank Harlan to track down Mexican revolutionary leader Luis Chama, who is fighting for land reform .
- $6.3 million (North American rentals)
Joe Kidd is a Western film directed by John Sturges and starring Clint Eastwood as a bounty hunter. IMDb provides the full cast and crew list, as well as information on release dates, production, and trivia.
In New Mexico, one-time bounty hunter Joe Kidd (Clint Eastwood) owns a ranch where a nearby group of Mexican revolutionaries, led by Luis Chama (John Saxon), fights for their rightful land...
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- John Sturges
- PG
- Clint Eastwood
The movie opens with Eastwood in jail. He's sprung by a wealthy landowner who needs a hired killer. The landowner wants to go after Luis Chama ( John Saxon ), charismatic revolutionary leader of the Mexicans (who claim the land is really theirs). Eastwood won't go.
Joe Kidd is a 1972 drama western film directed by John Sturges and starring Clint Eastwood as a former bounty hunter. He is hired by a land-grabber to capture a Mexican revolutionary leader, but he faces moral dilemmas and conflicts.
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Overview. A band of Mexicans find their U. S. land claims denied and all the records destroyed in a courthouse fire. Their leader, Louis Chama, encourages them to use force to regain their land. A wealthy landowner wanting the same decides to hire a gang of killers with Joe Kidd to track Chama.
