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The Kentuckian poster

The Kentuckian Cast & Characters

The Kentuckian (1955) stars Burt Lancaster as Elias Wakefield, Dianne Foster as Hannah Bolen and Walter Matthau as Stan Bodine. The western movie was released July 22, 1955. Below is the full cast and crew.

NR 1955 · 1h 44m 58 Audience
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Starring Cast
B
Burt Lancaster
Elias Wakefield
D
Dianne Foster
Hannah Bolen
W
Walter Matthau
Stan Bodine
D
Diana Lynn
Susie Spann
D
Donald MacDonald
Little Eli Wakefield
J
John McIntire
Zack Wakefield
Key crew
Director
Burt Lancaster
Screenplay
A.B. Guthrie Jr.
Based on
Felix Holt
Producers
Harold Hecht
Music
Bernard Herrmann , Roy Webb
Cinematography
Ernest Laszlo
Editor
George E. Luckenbacher
Production design
Ted Haworth
Costume design
Norma Koch

Full cast

17 cast members

Crew by department

21 crew members

Writing

Felix Holt
Novel
A.B. Guthrie Jr.
Screenplay

Editing

George E. Luckenbacher
Editor