The Cowboy and the Frenchman

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The Cowboy and the Frenchman

1988

0h 27m

6.0(70 votes)

Comedy

Western

Overview

A grizzled, hard-of-hearing cowboy, Slim, and his two friends, Dusty and Pete, capture a mysterious, well-dressed Frenchman.

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25 members

Acting

Harry Dean Stanton

Slim

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Frederic Golchan

Pierre the Frenchman

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Tracey Walter

Dusty

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Jack Nance

Pete

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Michael Horse

Broken Feather

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Rick Guillory

Howdy

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Marie Laurin

French Girl

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Patrick Houser

Gun Twirler

Sound

Eddy Dixon

Rock-a-Billy Guy

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Magali Alvarado

Beehive Western Gal

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Ann Sophie

Beehive Western Gal

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Robyn Sumners

Beehive Western Gal

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Kathy Dean

Singer

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Leslie Cook

Singer

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Manette LaChance

Singer

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Kelly Radusch

Dancer

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Michelle Rudy

Dancer

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Debra Seitz

Dancer

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Dominique Rojas

French Girl

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Audrey Tom

French Girl

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Amanda Hull

French Girl

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Talisa Soto

French Girl

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Jackie Old Coyote

French Girl

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Sergio Kato

Self (uncredited)

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Ariane Willirch-Teague

Beehive Cowgirl (uncredited)

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