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The Culpepper Cattle Co. is a 1972 American revisionist Western film directed by Dick Richards. It stars Gary Grimes as Ben Mockridge, a teenager who joins a harsh and unforgiving cattle drive led by a seasoned trail boss played by Billy Green Bush. The film subverts traditional Western tropes by focusing on the unromantic, brutal realities of frontier life and the disillusionment of its young protagonist.
It is recognized as a coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of a rugged 19th-century cattle drive.
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Who plays Ben Mockridge in The Culpepper Cattle Co.?
Gary Grimes plays Ben Mockridge, a teenager who joins a cattle drive. The character begins with an idealized view of the West and faces its violence and hardship firsthand.
Who leads the cattle drive in The Culpepper Cattle Co.?
Billy Green Bush plays the seasoned trail boss who leads the drive. His authority helps expose the harsh rules and moral compromises of the cattle-trail world.
When was The Culpepper Cattle Co. released?
The Culpepper Cattle Co. was released in 1972. Dick Richards directed the film as a revisionist Western rather than a simple heroic frontier adventure.
Why is The Culpepper Cattle Co. called a revisionist Western?
The film presents cattle driving as exhausting, dangerous, and morally uncertain. It undercuts the clean heroism of many traditional Westerns by showing how violence and survival shape the journey.
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