Mustang Country

Mustang Country
Mustang Country
Directed by	John C. Champion
Written by	John C. Champion
Produced by	John C. Champion
Starring	Joel McCrea
Cinematography	J. Barry Herron
Edited by	Douglas Robertson
Music by	Lee Holdridge
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	March 1976;
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Last updated December 29, 2025

Mustang Country is a 1976 Western film directed by John C. Champion. It stars American actor Joel McCrea, and was his last major film. It co-stars Robert Fuller, Patrick Wayne, and Nika Mina.^[1]

Plot summary

The film, set in 1925 along the Montana-Canada border, is about a rancher and former rodeo star named Dan (Joel McCrea) and his rottweiler Luke. While trying to capture an elusive mustang nicknamed "Shoshone", Dan comes across a runaway boy from an American Indian boarding school. A friendship soon grows and the two set out to catch the wild stallion together.^[2]

Cast

Joel McCrea: Dan
Robert Fuller: Griff
Patrick Wayne: Tee Jay
Nika Mina: Nika. There is no record of this indigenous American young actor making further movies.

Awards

In 1976, the film won a Western Heritage Trustees Award for outstanding family entertainment in a western motion picture.^[3]

References

↑ Özdağ, Beste (December 1, 2019). "Gender Inequality and Space Relationship in Movies: Mustang Movie Review". 7th International Conference on Gender Studies:Gender, Space, Place & Culture. Eastern Mediterranean University. pp. 419–431. doi: 10.33831/gspc19/419-431/27 . ISBN 9786059595308.
↑ Özdağ, Beste (December 1, 2019). "Gender Inequality and Space Relationship in Movies: Mustang Movie Review". 7th International Conference on Gender Studies:Gender, Space, Place & Culture. Eastern Mediterranean University. pp. 419–431. doi: 10.33831/gspc19/419-431/27 . ISBN 9786059595308.
↑ Nika., McCrea, Joel, 1905-1990. Champion, John C., 1923-1994. Fuller, Robert, 1933- Wayne, Patrick, 1939- Mina (2012), Mustang country, Universal Studios, OCLC 805158384 , retrieved September 10, 2022{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links

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[1] Özdağ, Beste (December 1, 2019). "Gender Inequality and Space Relationship in Movies: Mustang Movie Review". 7th International Conference on Gender Studies:Gender, Space, Place & Culture. Eastern Mediterranean University. pp. 419–431. doi: 10.33831/gspc19/419-431/27 . ISBN 9786059595308.

[2] Özdağ, Beste (December 1, 2019). "Gender Inequality and Space Relationship in Movies: Mustang Movie Review". 7th International Conference on Gender Studies:Gender, Space, Place & Culture. Eastern Mediterranean University. pp. 419–431. doi: 10.33831/gspc19/419-431/27 . ISBN 9786059595308.

[3] Nika., McCrea, Joel, 1905-1990. Champion, John C., 1923-1994. Fuller, Robert, 1933- Wayne, Patrick, 1939- Mina (2012), Mustang country, Universal Studios, OCLC 805158384 , retrieved September 10, 2022{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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