Copper Sky

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Copper Sky
Copper Sky poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Charles Marquis Warren
Screenplay byEric Norden
Story byRobert Stabler
Produced byRobert Stabler
Starring Jeff Morrow
Coleen Gray
Strother Martin
Paul Brinegar
John Pickard
Patrick O'Moore
Cinematography Brydon Baker
Edited by Michael Luciano
Music by Raoul Kraushaar
Production
companies
Regal Films
Emirau Productions
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date
  • September 1957 (1957-09)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Copper Sky is a 1957 American Western film directed by Charles Marquis Warren and written by Eric Norden. The film stars Jeff Morrow, Coleen Gray, Strother Martin, Paul Brinegar, John Pickard and Patrick O'Moore. The film was released in September 1957, by 20th Century Fox. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Plot

Cast

Production

It was known as The Far West. [4]

Parts of the film were shot in Johnson Canyon and Kanab Canyon in Utah. [5]

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References

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  3. "Copper Sky". Afi.com. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
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  5. D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood Came to Town: A History of Moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton: Gibbs Smith. p. 289. ISBN   978-1-4236-0587-4. Wikidata   Q123575108.