Rolling Man

"Lonnie's getting out. After four years in prison. Now he wants to find the man who wrecked his life. Now he wants to find his sons ... and love again."

1972 1h 13m EN

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Synopsis

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After serving time in prison for attempted murder of the man who caused his wife's death, hard-luck loser Lonnie comes home to find that all of his belongings have been sold and his two boys have been given to strangers to raise. He sets out across the country to find them and possibly to find himself.

“Lonnie's getting out. After four years in prison. Now he wants to find the man who wrecked his life. Now he wants to find his sons ... and love again.”

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Cast

Dennis Weaver
Lonnie McAfee
Don Stroud
Harold Duncan
Donna Mills
Bebe Lotter
Jimmy Dean
Lyman Hawkes
Agnes Moorehead
Grandmother
Sheree North
Ruby
Slim Pickens
Chuck
Linda Gaye Scott
Crystal

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Hyams
Writers: Elinor Karpf, Steven Karpf
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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54 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peter Hyams, shot by Earl Rath. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Dick Wormell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Dennis Weaver and Don Stroud and Donna Mills carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Lonnie's getting out. After four years in prison. Now he wants to find the man who wrecked his life. Now he wants to find his sons ... and love again.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0069190 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Peter Hyams directs. Earl Rath behind the camera. Dick Wormell cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
254 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Peter Hyams, shot by Earl Rath. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Dick Wormell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Dennis Weaver and Don Stroud and Donna Mills carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Lonnie's getting out. After four years in prison. Now he wants to find the man who wrecked his life. Now he wants to find his sons ... and love again.".
8IMDB entry: tt0069190 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.