After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - and Wales can't bring himself to leave them unprotected.
Direction
Eastwood's patient camera lets landscapes breathe like characters.
Acting
Chief Dan George steals every scene with deadpan wisdom.
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like humans, not Western caricatures.
Director
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Josey Wales
Chief Dan George
Lone Watie
Sondra Locke
Laura Lee
Bill McKinney
Terrill
John Vernon
Fletcher
Paula Trueman
Grandma Sarah
Sam Bottoms
Jamie
Geraldine Keams
Little Moonlight
Woodrow Parfrey
Carpetbagger
Joyce Jameson
Rose
Sheb Wooley
Travis Cobb
Royal Dano
Ten Spot
Matt Clark
Kelly
Will Sampson
Ten Bears
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