The Legend of the Lone Ranger
1981
The untold story of the man behind the mask, and the legend behind the man.
- William A. Fraker
- 1h 38m
- August 6, 1981 · United States of America
Overview
When the young Texas Ranger, John Reid, is the sole survivor of an ambush arranged by the militaristic outlaw leader, Butch Cavendich, he is rescued by an old childhood Comanche friend, Tonto. When he recovers from his wounds, he dedicates his life to fighting the evil that Cavendich represents. To this end, John Reid becomes the great masked western hero, The Lone Ranger. With the help of Tonto, the pair go to rescue President Grant when Cavendich takes him hostage.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 6, 1981
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Universal Pictures,ITC Entertainment,Eaves Movie Ranch,Wrather Productions,Associated Film Distribution
- Cast
- Ted Flicker,Juanin Clay,Matt Clark,Ted Gehring,Marc Gilpin,Ted White,Richard Farnsworth,Jason Robards,John Bennett Perry,Chere Raeand 13 more
- Director
- William A. Fraker
- Writer
- Ivan Goff,Fran Striker,George W. Trendle,Gerald B. Derloshon,Ben Roberts,William Roberts,Michael Kane
- Cinematography
- László Kovács
- Music
- John Barry
- Budget
- $18,000,000
- Revenue
- $2,945,600
- IMDb
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