
Hearts of the West
1975 · Movie · PG · 102 min · ★ 5.7
Iowa farm boy Lewis Tater has a brainstorm: instead of continuing the correspondence courses that are learnin' him to write cowboy novels, he'll travel to the out-West school itself and soak up the campus atmosphere first hand. He arrives to find the school is a postal box. Write 'em, cowboy.
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Details
- Years
- 1975
- Release date
- 1975-10-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 102 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 (20 votes)
Themes
- movie business
- screenwriter
- great depression
- writer
- filmmaking
- western filmmaking
- 1930s
- old hollywood
- b western
- film industry
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Cast & crew

Jeff Bridges
as Lewis Tater

Alan Arkin
as Bert Kessler

Blythe Danner
as Miss Trout

Andy Griffith
as Howard Pike

Alex Rocco
as Earl

Richard B. Shull
as Stout Crook

Anthony James
as Lean Crook

Donald Pleasence
as A.J. Nietz

Frank Cady
as Pa Tater

Herb Edelman
as Polo
Directed by Howard Zieff