---
title: 'Hearts of the West (1975)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Howard Zieff'
released: '1975-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/hearts-of-the-west-1975'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073096/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Hearts of the West (1975)

1975 · 100 min · Comedy, Western · United States


## Synopsis

Hearts of the West, released in Europe as Hollywood Cowboy, is a 1975 American comedy film directed by Howard Zieff, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Jeff Bridges, Andy Griffith, Blythe Danner, and Alan Arkin. A remake of 1932's Make Me a Star, its story revolves around a wannabe Western writer who finds himself cast as a leading man in several 1930s Hollywood B-movie Westerns.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Howard Zieff](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-zieff)
- **Screenplay:** [Rob Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-thompson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ken Lauber](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-lauber)
- **Producer:** [Tony Bill](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-bill)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mario Tosi](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-tosi)

## Cast

- [Frank Cady](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-cady)
- [Anthony James](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-james)
- [Alan Arkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-arkin)
- [Jeff Bridges](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-bridges)
- [Donald Pleasence](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-pleasence)
- [Matt Clark](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-clark)
- [Candice Azzara](https://cinepixo.com/people/candice-azzara)
- [Blythe Danner](https://cinepixo.com/people/blythe-danner)
- [Herb Edelman](https://cinepixo.com/people/herb-edelman)
- [Andy Griffith](https://cinepixo.com/people/andy-griffith)
- [William Christopher](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-christopher)
- [Thayer David](https://cinepixo.com/people/thayer-david)
- [Alex Rocco](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-rocco)

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