Will Penny
“He was a peaceful man. But he could kill! He was a hard man. But he could smile! He was a shy and lonely man. But he could love!”
Will Penny, an aging cowpoke, takes a job on a ranch which requires him to ride the line of the property looking for trespassers or, worse, squatters. He finds that his cabin in the high mountains has been appropriated by a woman whose guide to Oregon has deserted her and her son. Too ashamed to kick mother and child out just as the bitter winter of the mountains sets in, he agrees to share the cabin until the spring thaw. But it isn't just the snow that slowly thaws; the lonely man and woman soon forget their mutual hostility and start developing a deep love for one another.
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Charlton Heston
Will Penny
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Tom Gries Director · David Raksin Composer Lucien Ballard Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1.8M · Budget $1.4M · United States release April 10, 1968
Box office
Budget
$1,400,000
Worldwide gross
$1,800,000
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 19, 1967
Theatrical
United States · April 10, 1968
Theatrical
United States · June 4, 2002
Physical · DVD
United States
June 4, 2013 · Physical · DVD
June 27, 2023 · Physical · Blu-ray
Germany
April 9, 1968 · Theatrical
Ireland
June 28, 1968 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 1, 2003 · Physical · DVD
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