The Winds of Autumn is a 1976 American Western film directed by Charles B. Pierce and starring Jack Elam, Jeanette Nolan and Andrew Prine.[1]
Plot
In 1884, after freeing a convict from a prison work detail, a family of outlaws take refuge with a Quaker family consisting of two parents, an eleven year old son, Joel, and a slightly older daughter. After the killing of the parents and daughter, Joel sets out on his own to seek revenge against the outlaws who senselessly murdered his family.
Cast
- Jack Elam as J. Pete Hankins
- Jeanette Nolan as Ora Mae Hankins
- Andrew Prine as Wire Hankins
- Earl E. Smith as Mr. Pepperdine
- Chuck Pierce Jr. as Joel Rigney
- Jimmy Clem as Hog Hankins
- Belinda Palmer as Catherine Rigney
- Perry Harris as Lester Hankins
- Robert Birchall as Kermit Rigney
- Joyce Workman as Martha Rigney
- Charles B. Pierce as Ferd Hankins
- Cheri Johnson as Maydell
- Dub Taylor as Rattler S. Gravely
- Lisa Baker as Maydell's Girl
- Nancy Cameron as Maydell's Girl
- Daina House as Maydell's Girl
- Joyce Mandel as Maydell's Girl
- Ann Pennington as Maydell's Girl
- Martha Smith as Maydell's Girl
- Katie Willoughby as Maydell's Girl
- Linda Wickland as Maydell's Girl
- Laura Love as Maydell's Girl
- Flo Pierce as Maydell's Girl
References
- āGaberscek & Stier p.235
Bibliography
- Carlo Gaberscek & Kenny Stier. In Search of Western Movie Sites. 2014.
External links
- The Winds of Autumn at IMDb
- The Winds of Autumn at the TCM Movie Database (archived)
- The Winds of Autumn at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Categories:
- 1976 films
- 1976 Western (genre) films
- American Western (genre) films
- Films directed by Charles B. Pierce
- Films scored by Jaime Mendoza-Nava
- Films set in the 19th century
- 1976 historical films
- American historical films
- Films about Quakers
- 1976 English-language films
- 1976 American films
- English-language Western (genre) films
- English-language historical films
- Howco Productions films
- 1970s Western (genre) film stubs
- 1970s American film stubs