---
title: 'The Sugarland Express (1974)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Steven Spielberg'
released: '1974-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 106
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sugarland-express-1974'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072226/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Sugarland Express (1974)

1974 · 106 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

The Sugarland Express is a 1974 American crime drama film directed by Steven Spielberg. The film follows a woman and her husband as they take a police officer hostage and flee across Texas while they try to get to their child before he is placed in foster care. The film was based on true events, some of which occurred in Sugar Land, Texas, where parts of the film were shot. Other scenes were filmed in San Antonio, Live Oak, Floresville, Pleasanton, Converse and Del Rio, Texas.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Steven Spielberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-spielberg)
- **Screenplay:** [Steven Spielberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-spielberg), [Hal Barwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-barwood), [Matthew Robbins](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-robbins)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-williams-2)
- **Producer:** [Richard D. Zanuck](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-d-zanuck), [David Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-brown)
- **Director of Photography:** [Vilmos Zsigmond](https://cinepixo.com/people/vilmos-zsigmond)
- **Editor:** [Verna Fields](https://cinepixo.com/people/verna-fields), [Edward M. Abroms](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-m-abroms)

## Cast

- [Ben Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-johnson)
- [Steve Kanaly](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-kanaly)
- [William Atherton](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-atherton)
- [Dean Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/dean-smith)
- [Goldie Hawn](https://cinepixo.com/people/goldie-hawn)
- [Louise Latham](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-latham)
- [James N. Harrell](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-n-harrell)
- [James Kenneth Crone](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-kenneth-crone)
- [Michael Sacks](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-sacks)
- [Gregory Walcott](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-walcott)

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