movie poster for BALLAD OF GREGORIO CORTEZ

Flicks ID

2586

Cert

15

Running time

105 mins

Country

Language

Format

VHS

BALLAD OF GREGORIO CORTEZ (1982)

ROBERT M YOUNG

Plot

Based on a Mexican ballad about the biggest manhunt in Texan history. A farmhand kills a sheriff in self-defence, and heads for the border with the law in pursuit. The longer he evades capture, the more his myth and legend grows....hence the ballad. Poignant and directed with real flair.