Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free

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Banjo Hackett: Roamin’ Free
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DVD cover
GenreWestern
Drama
Written byKen Trevey
Directed byAndrew V. McLaglen
StarringDon Meredith
Ike Eisenmann
Chuck Connors
Slim Pickens
Music byMorton Stevens
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersBruce Lansbury
Mel Swope (associate producer)
CinematographyAl Francis
EditorsDann Cahn
David Wages
Running time96 minutes
Production companyColumbia Pictures Television
DistributorNBC
Release
Original networkNBC
Picture formatColor
Audio formatMono
Original release
  • May 3, 1976 (1976-05-03)

Banjo Hackett: Roamin’ Free (aka just Banjo Hackett) is a 1976 American Western television film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and stars Don Meredith, Ike Eisenmann and Chuck Connors. The film originally aired on May 3, 1976 on NBC and was a pilot for a possible series.[1]

Plot summary[]

Traveling the frontier in the 1880s, Banjo (Don Meredith), a horse trader receives a letter from his ailing sister. After rushing to his sister's hometown, he finds that his sister has recently died and her nine-year-old son Jubal Winner (Ike Eisenmann) has already been sent to the local orphanage. Banjo helps the boy escape and takes him along to find Dido's Lament, the boy's mare, a gift from Uncle Banjo. The race is on to recover Dido and the foal the horse is carrying before bounty hunter Sam Ivory (Chuck Connors) does.

Main cast[]

Home media[]

The title was released on DVD by Sony Pictures. However, as of 2021, the film has not been released on Blu-ray or in the digital format.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free (1976) - Turner Classic Movies". TCM. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Banjo Hackett". Sony Pictures. Retrieved April 22, 2021.

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