| Lanton Mills | |
| Director: | Terrence Malick |
| Producer: | John Roper |
| Starring: | Harry Dean Stanton Terrence Malick Warren Oates |
| Music: | Terrence Malick |
| Cinematography: | Caleb Deschanel |
| Editing: | John Palmer |
| Runtime: | 17 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Lanton Mills is an American comedy short film written and directed by Terrence Malick[1] and starring Malick, Warren Oates, Harry Dean Stanton (in a leading role),[2] and Paula Mandel.[3] The film was Malick's thesis project for the American Film Institute, was completed in 1969, and is known to have screened in 1974.[4]
The story concerns two apparently 19th-century cowboys (Stanton and Malick) plotting to rob a bank in Texas, which they do in the 20th century.
A film writer who viewed a VHS copy at the American Film Institute described it:
The producer was John Roper, the cinematographer Caleb Deschanel, and the editor John Palmer, with Malick composing the music.
The film was influenced by Don Quixote and classic westerns.[5]