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Casey's Shadow

Casey's Shadow is a 1978 Metrocolor sports drama film directed by Martin Ritt and starring Walter Matthau. The film is based on an article in The New Yorker by John McPhee ("Ruidoso", published April 29, 1974). Much of the exterior shooting was done in the city of Carencro, Louisiana, 20 miles north of Lafayette.

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Based on
"Ruidoso" by John McPhee
Box office
$8 million
Cinematography
John A. Alonzo
Country
United States
Directed by
Martin Ritt
Distributed by
Columbia Pictures

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Casey's Shadow

Nodes37
Edges36
Triples22
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.054054
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Casey's Shadow

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related to External links · 4
Casey's Shadow → AFI Catalog, Feature Films, IMDbCasey's Shadow, TCM Movie Database
related to Reception · 2
Casey's Shadow → Rotten Tomatoes, The
Based on · 1
Casey's Shadow → "Ruidoso" by John McPhee
Box office · 1
Casey's Shadow → $8 million
Cinematography · 1
Casey's Shadow → John A. Alonzo
Country · 1
Casey's Shadow → United States
Directed by · 1
Casey's Shadow → Martin Ritt
Distributed by · 1
Casey's Shadow → Columbia Pictures
Edited by · 1
Casey's Shadow → Sidney Levin
Language · 1
Casey's Shadow → English

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Casey's ShadowBased on"Ruidoso" by John McPhee1.00infobox
Casey's ShadowBox office$8 million1.00infobox
Casey's ShadowCinematographyJohn A. Alonzo1.00infobox
Casey's ShadowCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Casey's ShadowDirected byMartin Ritt1.00infobox
Casey's ShadowDistributed byColumbia Pictures1.00infobox
Casey's ShadowEdited bySidney Levin1.00infobox
Casey's ShadowLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Casey's ShadowMusic byPatrick Williams1.00infobox
Casey's ShadowProduced byRay Stark1.00infobox
Casey's ShadowProduction companyRastar1.00infobox
Casey's ShadowRelease dateMarch 17, 1978 (1978-03-17)1.00infobox
Casey's ShadowRunning time117 minutes1.00infobox
Casey's ShadowScreenplay byCarol Sobieski1.00infobox
Casey's ShadowStarringWalter Matthau Alexis Smith Robert Webber Murray Hamilton1.00infobox
Casey's Shadowis a1978 Metrocolor sports drama film directed by Martin Ritt and starring Walter Matthau0.90text

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