Back Roads (1981)
Overview
A prostitute and a drifter find themselves bound together as they make their way through the rural South, doing what they have to do to survive.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $11,800,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 8.047 |
Directed By
Martin Ritt
Crew
Martin Ritt
Janet Brady
Ronald Shedlo
Gary DeVore
Golda David
Henry Mancini
John A. Alonzo
Sidney Levin
Patricia Mock
Walter Scott Herndon
Gregory Garrison
Terri Cannon
Bob Mills
David R. Ellis
Steve M. Davison
TOP CAST
Sally Field
Amy Post
Tommy Lee Jones
Elmore Pratt
David Keith
Mason
M. Emmet Walsh
Arthur
Michael V. Gazzo
Tazio
Nell Carter
Waitress
Royce D. Applegate
The Father
Don 'Red' Barry
Pete
Billy Jayne
The Boy Thief
Brian Frishman
Bleitz
Dan Shor
Spivey
Barbara Babcock
Rickey's Mom
Alex Colon
Enrique
Lee de Broux
Red
Ralph Seymour
Gosler
Tony Ganios
Bartini
Gerry Okuneff
Oren
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