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MONEY
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Earned back only 0% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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The Ballad of Lefty Brown
"He never wanted to be the hero"
2017 1h 45m EN
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6.3
MID
★6.3TMDB · 192
Western
Synopsis
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Aging sidekick Lefty Brown has ridden with Eddie Johnson his entire life. But when a rustler kills Eddie, Lefty is forced from his partner’s shadow and must confront the ugly realities of frontier justice.
“He never wanted to be the hero”
Cast
Bill Pullman
Lefty Brown
Peter Fonda
Edward Johnson
Kathy Baker
Laura Johnson
Jim Caviezel
Jimmy Bierce
Tommy Flanagan
Tom Harrah
Diego Josef
Jeremiah
Joseph Lee Anderson
Oak
Michael Spears
Biscuit
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jared Moshé
- Writers
- Jared Moshé
- Languages
- French, English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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Released 9 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Jared Moshé, shot by David McFarland. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by H. Scott Salinas. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Terel Gibson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Bill Pullman and Peter Fonda and Kathy Baker carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "He never wanted to be the hero".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Jared Moshé directs. David McFarland behind the camera. H. Scott Salinas scores. Terel Gibson cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in French, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 0% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 2Released 9 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
- 4Directed by Jared Moshé, shot by David McFarland. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by H. Scott Salinas. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Terel Gibson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Bill Pullman and Peter Fonda and Kathy Baker carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "He never wanted to be the hero".
- 9IMDB entry: tt4400994 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 15 themes, including "alcoholic", "self-doubt", "frontier justice", "political expediency".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- David McFarland
- Original score
- H. Scott Salinas
- Editing
- Terel Gibson
- Production design
- Eve McCarney
- Costume design
- Jonny Pray
- Makeup / hair
- Arlene Martinez
- VFX supervisor
- Scott Mitchell
- Runtime
- 105 min · 1h 45m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $8,000,000
- Box office
- $7,856
- Return
- 0% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Jared Moshé
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- HI
Higher Content
- OM
Om Films
Armian Pictures
US
- RI
Rival Pictures
Key crew
- Costume DesignJonny Pray
- EditorTerel Gibson
- Production DesignEve McCarney
- ProducerDan Burks
- ProducerEdward Parks
- Consulting ProducerRyan Lewis
- Co-ProducerRachel Ward
- ProducerNeda Armian
- CastingSunday Boling
- Set DecorationTessla Hastings
- Executive ProducerNiraj Bhatia
- Post Production SupervisorEleanor Nett
- Production ManagerJeri Rafter
- ProducerJared Moshé
- Line ProducerAllison Whitmer
- CastingMeg Morman
- Production CoordinatorBekki Vallin
- Co-ProducerEleanor Nett
- Assistant Property MasterLauren Monroe
- Assistant Sound EditorTaylor Westerfield
- Visual Effects CoordinatorRaja Reddy
- Set CostumerSandra Lopez Pavesi
- Set DresserLauren Norby
- First Assistant "A" CameraDylan Conrad
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- alcoholic
- self-doubt
- frontier justice
- political expediency
- a decent man
- scapegoats
- revenge journey
- humanistic approach
- tragic turning point
- old‑west authenticity
- loyal sidekick
- aging cowboy
- ambush event
- manhunt pursuit
- outlaw pursuit
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2017-03-10· South by Southwest Film Festival
- Theatrical2017-12-15R
Also known as
International titles
- La balada de Lefty BrownES
- A Vingança de Lefty BrownBR
- Η Εκδίκηση του Λέφτι ΜπράουνGR
