The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Nov 9, 2018

2h 12m

★ 7.1

Stories live forever. People don't.

Overview

Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone gold prospector, a woman traveling the West to an uncertain future, and a motley crew of strangers undertaking a carriage ride.

Genres

Western

Comedy

Drama

Music

Mystery

Romance

Production Companies

Mike Zoss Productions

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Trailers

Cast

Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Tim Blake Nelson

The Kid (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Willie Watson

Curly Joe (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Clancy Brown

Curly Joe's Brother (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Danny McCarthy

Frenchman (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

David Krumholtz

Gun Check Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Thomas Wingate

Mean-Eyed Card Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Tim DeZarn

Piano Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

E.E. Bell

Cantina Bartender (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Alejandro Patiño

Cantina Bad Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Tom Proctor

Cantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Clinton Roberts

Cantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Matthew Willig

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