The Man Who Came Back

Feb 8, 2008

2h 2m

★ 4.3

Overview

Framed for murder and left for dead, a local legend comes back to make the guilty pay as he seeks revenge on those who killed his family, in this traditional Western about one man who stood against injustice.

Genres

Action

Drama

Western

Production Companies

Company Pictures

Gudegast Braeden Productions

Scott Hamilton Public Relations

Stephen Bowen Productions

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Cast

Reese Paxton

Eric Braeden

Ezra

Billy Zane

Billy Duke

James Patrick Stuart

Judge Duke

George Kennedy

Angelique Paxton

Carol Alt

Kate

Sean Young

Grandpa

Ken Norton

Elena

Jennifer O'Dell

The Warden

Peter Jason

Amos

Armand Assante

Preacher

Al Hayter

Caleb

Richard Jackson

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