---
title: 'Bad Company (1972)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Benton'
released: '1972-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 72
genres:
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/bad-company-1972'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068245/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Bad Company (1972)

1972 · 72 min · Western · United States


## Synopsis

Bad Company is a 1972 American Western film directed by Robert Benton, who also co-wrote the film with David Newman. It stars Barry Brown and Jeff Bridges as Jake Rumsey and Drew Dixon, two of a group of young men who flee the draft during the American Civil War to seek their fortune and freedom on the unforgiving American frontier.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Benton](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-benton)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Benton](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-benton), [David Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-newman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Harvey Schmidt](https://cinepixo.com/people/harvey-schmidt)
- **Producer:** [Stanley R. Jaffe](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-r-jaffe)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gordon Willis](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-willis)

## Cast

- [Jeff Bridges](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-bridges)
- [John Savage](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-savage)
- [art director](https://cinepixo.com/people/art-director)
- [Ed Lauter](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-lauter)
- [Jim Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-davis)
- [Charles Tyner](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-tyner)
- [David Huddleston](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-huddleston)
- [Ned Wertimer](https://cinepixo.com/people/ned-wertimer)
- [Claudia Bryar](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudia-bryar)
- [Geoffrey Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-lewis)
- [Jerry Houser](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-houser)
- [Barry Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-brown)
- [John Quade](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-quade)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/bad-company-1972
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