Zachariah
Zachariah is a 1971 American Western film directed by George Englund and starring John Rubinstein, Patricia Quinn and Don Johnson.
Plot
After finding a mail-order gun while riding in the desert, Zachariah and his best friend, Matthew the blacksmith, begin to play with it, and eventually decide to leave their small town and seek more colorful adventure as gunfighters. While following a criminal band called "The Crackers" into a saloon, Zachariah is challenged, and shoots the aggressor dead, demonstrating he has a quick talent for gunplay. He and Matthew strong-arm their way into joining The Crackers, but find they are inept at pulling off successful crimes, and leave them behind.
More details
author | Joe Massot |
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director | George Englund |
editor | Gary Griffin |
genre | western |
keywords | belle starr best friend border town horrify live alone morning nothing old man rid search shoot small town taunt their way yell |
musicBy | Jimmie Haskell |
producer | George Englund Lawrence Kubik |
productionCompany | ABC Motion Pictures |
publisher | Cinerama Releasing Corporation |
theme | jukebox musical lgbt-related musical parody |