| Mustang Country | |
| Director: | John C. Champion |
| Producer: | John C. Champion |
| Starring: | Joel McCrea |
| Music: | Lee Holdridge |
| Cinematography: | J. Barry Herron |
| Editing: | Douglas Robertson |
| Studio: | Universal Pictures |
| Distributor: | Universal Pictures |
| Runtime: | 79 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
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]
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]
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In 1976, the film won a Western Heritage Trustees Award for outstanding family entertainment in a western motion picture.