The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez The true story of one man who made a difference. Release date: 1983-08-19 Genres: Western, History Actors: Timothy Scott, Ned Beatty, Bruce McGill, Tom Bower, Edward James Olmos, Brion James, Rosanna DeSoto, William Sanderson, James Gammon, Bodie Olmos, Michael McGuire, Barry Corbin, Pepe Serna, Jack Kehoe, Alan Vint, Fredrick Lopez, Jack Caffrey, Raina Barrett, William Paxton, Vance Sorrells, Amos DeYapp, Victoria Plata, Cletus Tafoya, Ruben Romero, Lili Young, Lawrence DeYapp Jr., Cleo Ann DeYapp, Margo Chavez Charles, Zach Porter, Weldon Minzenmayer, James Pamplin, Joshua Tree, Doug Kaess, Jose Gomez, Buddy Vigil, Waymond Vessels, Ken Figueroa, Fred Collins, Rod Hudson, Dan Delk, Lawrence Steib, Odie Kelly, Eloy Hernandez, E.W. Patteson, Harry Fish, Getulio Rivera, Carlos Villegas Production: Mico Olmos Revenue: $804,963 Runtime: 1 h. 46 min. Score: 6.9/10 Votes: 27 Countries: United States of America Companies: Moctesuma Esparza Productions, American Playhouse, Filmhaus, Embassy Pictures Available* : Overview: Forced to run from Texas Rangers after a heated misunderstanding leads to the death of a lawman, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez sets off in desperate flight, evading a massive manhunt on horseback for days.