Lee Majors Joey Heatherton Pat Hingle Jimmy Dean Barbara Leigh Jill Haworth Marvin Gaye Agnes Moorehead
Music by
Billy May
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
Production
Executive producers
Aaron Spelling Danny Thomas
Producer
Aaron Spelling
Cinematography
Henry Cronjager Jr.
Editor
Bob Lewis
Running time
74 minutes
Production company
Thomas/Spelling Productions
Original release
Network
ABC
Release
November 18, 1969 (1969-11-18)
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The Ballad of Andy Crocker is a 1969 American made-for-television film produced by Thomas/Spelling Productions, which was first broadcast by ABC.[1]
The film tells the story of a young man's struggle to reclaim his life after fighting in the Vietnam War. It tells a surreal, allegorical tale, similarly to The Swimmer starring Burt Lancaster. Written by actor Stuart Margolin, the film is notable as being one of the first films to deal with the subject matter of Vietnam veterans "coming home".[2] It is also noted for its unusual casting, which placed a number of noted musical artists in key acting roles, including Jimmy Dean and Marvin Gaye.
^Pre-Reviews OK for Film Series
Smith, Cecil. Los Angeles Times 04 July 1969: c13.
^Jeremy M. Devine, Vietnam at 24 Frames a Second: A Critical and Thematic Analysis of Over 400 Films about the Vietnam War (University of Texas Press, 1999), ISBN 978-0292716018, p. 57. Excerpts available at Google Books.
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