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| Directed by | Terry Miles |
| Screenplay by | Leon Langford Collin Watts |
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| Cinematography | Jan Klompje |
| Edited by | Trevor Mirosh |
| Music by | Darren Fung |
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| Distributed by | Samuel Goldwyn Films |
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Running time | 95 minutes [1] |
| Countries | Canada United States |
| Language | English |
Calamity Jane is a 2024 Western film directed by Terry Miles and starring Emily Bett Rickards and Stephen Amell.
A fictionalised story based around the life of Martha Jane Canary, known as Calamity Jane, as she seeks revenge following the death of Wild Bill Hickok. [2]
The film was directed by Terry Miles and written by Leon Langford and Collin Watts. The film is produced by Tara Cowell-Plain and executive produced by Jack Nasser, Jacob Nasser, and Kimberley Wakefield. [3] [4]
The film stars Emily Bett Rickards and Stephen Amell, as well as Tim Rozon, Priscilla Faia, Gage Marsh, Garrett Black, Christian Sloan, Troy Mundle, and Spencer Borgeson. [5] [6]
The film is a Tubi Films Original but was made available on video-on-demand by Samuel Goldwyn Films on 2 February 2024. [7] [8]
Robert Patrick Amell IV is a Canadian-American actor and producer. He is best-known for his roles as Stephen Jameson on The CW series The Tomorrow People (2013–2014), Ronnie Raymond / Firestorm on The CW series The Flash, and Nathan Brown in the Prime Video series Upload (2020–2023). Other roles include Fred Jones in the films Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009) and Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010), The Hunters as Paxton Flynn (2013), The DUFF as Wesley Rush (2015), The Babysitter as Max (2017), and the science fiction film Code 8 as Connor Reed (2019); the latter of which also starred his cousin, Stephen Amell. He also appeared on television shows such as Life with Derek (2006–2008), True Jackson, VP (2008–2011), Unnatural History (2010), and Revenge (2011–2012).
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