The ballad of Gregorio Cortez / a Moctesuma Esparza production of a Robert M. Young ; screenplay by Victor Villaseñor ; adaptation by Robert M. Young ; produced by Moctesuma Esparza and Michael Hausman ; directed by Robert M. Young.

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Based on an historical event. On June 12, 1901, Gregorio Cortez, a young Mexican family man, shoots and kills a sheriff in self-defense. For the next 11 days, he eludes an inflamed posse of 600 Texas Rangers in a 450 mile chase across Texas. His manhunt captures the nation's interest and his eventua...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Moctesuma Esparza Productions (Production company)
Other Authors: Young, Robert M., 1924-2024 (Television director, Screenwriter)
Villaseñor, Victor (Screenwriter)
Esparza, Moctesuma (Television producer)
Hausman, Michael (Television producer)
Olmos, Edward James (Actor)
Gammon, James (Actor)
Bower, Tom, 1938- (Actor)
McGill, Bruce, 1950- (Actor)
Paredes, Américo, 1915-1999
Language:English
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with some Spanish dialog.
Published: [United States?] : [publisher not identified], [2010?]
Subjects:
Cortez, Gregorio, > 1875-1916 > Drama.
Texas Rangers > Drama.
Fugitives from justice > Texas > Drama.
Mexican Americans > Texas > Drama.
Texas > History > 1846-1950 > Drama.
Western films.
Historical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Genre:
Drama.
Western films.
Historical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD

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