Cinematic background from The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez 1982 - Forced to run from Texas Rangers after a heated misunderstanding leads to the death of a lawman, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez sets off in desperate flight, evading a massive manhunt on horseback for days. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts in 2016.

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

1982

Drama, Western

Directors:
Robert M. Young
Writers:
Américo Paredes, Robert M. Young, Victor Villaseñor
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Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A man in a suit and tie holding a glass of water; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A group of men on horses running through the dirt; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – An older man sitting at a table with papers in front of him; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A person wearing a cowboy hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A group of people wearing hats and bandannas; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A person wearing a suit and a tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A group of men wearing hats and jackets; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A group of people sitting at tables in a room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A man in a suit and tie in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A man in a suit and tie in front of a group of men; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A man riding a horse in a field at sunset; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A woman standing in a dark room looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – Two men are walking down the street with a horse; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A person behind a fence; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A man in a hat is holding a cell phone in his hand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A man wearing a cowboy hat in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A group of men riding on the back of a train; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A couple of men wearing hats standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A man with long hair and a beard looking out a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A couple of men wearing hats standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A man wearing a hat is writing on a piece of paper; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A person behind a fence; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A group of men riding horses through a dusty field; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A man with a hat is holding his hat up; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A man holding a white towel while sitting on a chair; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A group of men riding horses through a dusty field; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A person wearing a hat and a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A man wearing a cowboy hat in a dimly - lit room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A person sitting in front of a cage; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A man in a suit and tie in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A man with a hat and a mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A person with a mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A person behind a fence; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A man with a beard and a hat looking through a fence; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A woman and two children are looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A person's face in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A man standing on the porch of a house; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A person wearing a cowboy hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A group of men riding on the backs of horses; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A woman standing next to a young boy in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – An older man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A group of people sitting around a table eating food; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A person in a court room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – An older man in a suit and hat standing on a sidewalk; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A group of people in a room with a man wearing a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – Two men sitting next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – Two men are sitting on the ground in a field; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A man sitting on a bench in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A man standing in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A man in a suit and tie next to an oil lamp; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A person with a beard and mustache; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – Two young children sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A man wearing a cowboy hat is holding a gun; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A man with a beard wearing a cowboy hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – Two men sitting at a table with a bottle of beer; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A man with a mustache wearing a cowboy hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A person wearing a shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A man sitting on the ground next to a fire pit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A person with long hair and a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A view of a river and a mountain range from above; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A group of men walking down a dirt road; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A man wearing a suit and hat standing in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A group of men sitting on the side of a road; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A man standing next to a horse in a fenced in area; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A man in a hat talking on a phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A little girl sitting in front of an older woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A group of young men standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A person with long black hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A man with a beard wearing a hat and holding a rifle; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A person behind a fence; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – Two men in suits sitting at a table with drinks; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – Two men in hats and suits are looking at the sky; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – A person wearing a cowboy hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), directed by Robert M. Young – Two men are sitting at a table and one is smoking a cigarette; Medium shot, Low angle