Cat Ballou
Columbia Pictures (1965)
Comedy, Western
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#2471
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043396048645
IMDB   6.9
1 hr 36 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Jane Fonda Cat Ballou
Lee Marvin Kid Shelleen/Tim Strawn
Michael Callan Clay Boone
Dwayne Hickman Jed
Nat "King" Cole Shouter
Stubby Kaye Shouter
Tom Nardini Jackson Two-Bears
John Marley Frankie Ballou
Reginald Denny Sir Harry Percival
Jay C. Flippen Sheriff Cardigan
Nat 'King' Cole
Arthur Hunnicutt Butch Cassidy
Bruce Cabot Sheriff Maledon
Gail Bonney Mabel Bentley
Director
Elliot Silverstein
Producer Harold Hecht
Mitch Lindemann
Writer Frank Pierson
Walter Newman
Cinematography Jack A. Marta
Musician Frank De Vol


This musical spoof of Westerns featured Lee Marvin in dual roles that won him a Best Actor Oscar. Jane Fonda stars as the title character, a prim schoolmarm returning to her hometown of Wolf City, Wyoming, after receiving an Eastern education. On the train ride, Cat meets up with a pair of friendly, charming crooks, Clay Boone ( Michael Callan ) and his uncle, Jed ( Dwayne Hickman ), the former becoming hopelessly smitten with the naive but tough Cat. Upon arriving home, Cat discovers that her eccentric father, Frankie ( John Marley ), is being threatened with bodily harm by a development company that desperately wants his land. When Frankie is murdered by ruthless, noseless killer Tim Strawn ( Marvin ), Cat straps on a pair of six-shooters and persuades Clay, Jed, and her father's loyal Native American hand Jackson Two-Bears ( Tom Nardini ) to sign on as her posse. In her quest for revenge, Cat also recruits Kid Shelleen (also played by Marvin ), a one-time fearsome gunslinger who's now a hopeless alcoholic. Cat Ballou (1965) is interspersed throughout the narrative with appearances by Stubby Kaye and Nat King Cole as a pair of balladeers who comment on the action musically in Greek chorus style. — Karl Williams
Edition Details
Edition Special Edition
Distributor Sony Pictures
Chapters 28
Release Date 2002
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles Chinese; English; Korean; Portuguese; Spanish; Thai
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC]
Layers Dual Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Featurette: "The Legend of Cat Ballou" with Director Elliot Silverstein
Lead Actors Michael Callan & Dwayne Hickman Audio Commentary
Vintage Advertising
Theatrical Trailers
Talent Files
Interactive Menus
Production Notes
Scene Selections