---
title: 'Flaming Star (1960)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Don Siegel'
released: '1960-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/flaming-star-1960'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053825/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Flaming Star (1960)

1960 · 101 min · Drama, Western · United States


## Synopsis

Flaming Star is a 1960 American Western film starring Elvis Presley, Barbara Eden, and Steve Forrest, based on the book Flaming Lance (1958) by Clair Huffaker. Critics agreed that Presley gave one of his better acting performances as the mixed-blood "Pacer Burton", a dramatic role. The film was directed by Don Siegel and had a working title of Black Star.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Don Siegel](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-siegel)
- **Screenplay:** [Nunnally Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/nunnally-johnson), [Clair Huffaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/clair-huffaker)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Cyril J. Mockridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-j-mockridge)
- **Producer:** [David Weisbart](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-weisbart)
- **Director of Photography:** [Charles G. Clarke](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-g-clarke)
- **Editor:** [Hugh S. Fowler](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-s-fowler)

## Cast

- [Perry Lopez](https://cinepixo.com/people/perry-lopez)
- [Roy Jenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-jenson)
- [Rodolfo Acosta](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodolfo-acosta)
- [Ford Rainey](https://cinepixo.com/people/ford-rainey)
- [Red West](https://cinepixo.com/people/red-west)
- [Barbara Eden](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-eden)
- [Tom Fadden](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-fadden)
- [Pat Hogan](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-hogan)
- [Richard Jaeckel](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-jaeckel)
- [L. Q. Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/l-q-jones)
- [Dolores del Río](https://cinepixo.com/people/dolores-del-rio)
- [Elvis Presley](https://cinepixo.com/people/elvis-presley)
- [Steve Forrest](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-forrest)
- [Virginia Christine](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-christine)
- [Karl Swenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-swenson)

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