The Winds of Autumn

The Winds of Autumn
Directed by	Charles B. Pierce
Written by	Charles B. Pierce Earl E. Smith
Produced by	Steve Lyons Tom Moore Charles B. Pierce
Starring	Dub Taylor Jack Elam Jeanette Nolan Andrew Prine
Cinematography	James W. Roberson
Edited by	Tom Boutross
Music by	Jaime Mendoza-Nava
Production company	Charles B. Pierce Films
Distributed by	Howco International Pictures
Release date	August 11, 1976 (1976-08-11)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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

1. Gaberscek & 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
• The Winds of Autumn at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films