Lonely Are the Brave

Lonely Are the Brave1962

Director: Dalton Trumbo
Stars: Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands, Walter Matthau, Michael Kane
Genre: Drama, Western
Rating: APPROVED
Runtime: 107 minutes

Lonely Are the Brave is a 1962 Western drama film adaptation of the Edward Abbey novel The Brave Cowboy. The film was directed by David Miller from a screenplay by Dalton Trumbo. It stars Kirk Douglas as cowboy Jack Burns, Gena Rowlands as his best … more »



Rev. Hoskins:
Ah, the temptations of the flesh. I fought 'em my whole life through.

Prisoner:
Then how come you're in here

Prisoner:
, Reverend?

Rev. Hoskins:
Well, I said I fought 'em, I didn't say I fought 'em off. Sometimes I lost. But believe me, it takes a lot more to tempt a preacher than it does you stumblebums in here. When I lost, I lost big!

Prisoner:
Are you a real preacher, Reverend?

Rev. Hoskins:
Well now, let's look at it this way. I always had the urge to preach. And if you got the urge, you're halfway home.

Prisoner:
What kept you from getting all the way?

Rev. Hoskins:
My temptation was women.

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