The true story of one man who made a difference.
In 1901, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez is forced on the run from Texas Rangers, evading a massive manhunt on horseback for days following a heated misunderstanding leads to the death of a lawman.
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Edward James Olmos
Gregorio Cortez
James Gammon
Sheriff Frank Fly
Tom Bower
Boone Chate
Bruce McGill
Reporter Blakely
Brion James
Captain Rogers
Alan Vint
Mike Trimmell
Timothy Scott
Sheriff Morris
Pepe Serna
Romaldo Cortez
Michael McGuire
Sheriff Glover
William Sanderson
Cowboy
Barry Corbin
B. R. Abernathy
Jack Kehoe
Prosecutor Pierson
Rosanna DeSoto
Carlotta Muñoz
Buddy Vigil
Skin
Zach Porter
Fly's Posse
Robert M. Young
Director
Robert M. Young
Screenplay
Victor Villaseñor
Screenplay
Américo Paredes
Novel
Richard Soto
Executive Producer
H. Frank Dominguez
Executive Producer
David Ochoa
Executive Producer
Michael Hausman
Producer
Moctesuma Esparza
Producer
Reynaldo Villalobos
Director of Photography
Edward James Olmos
Original Music Composer
W. Michael Lewis
Original Music Composer
Arthur Coburn
Editor
John Bertucci
Editor
Hilary Rosenfeld
Costume Design
