The Unforgiven
Studio: Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Audrey Hepburn, Audie Murphy
Director: John Huston
Writer: Ben Maddow
Producer: James Hill
The Unforgiven is a 1960 American Western film directed by John Huston, and starring Burt Lancaster and Audrey Hepburn. Filmed in Durango, Mexico, the supporting cast features Audie Murphy, Charles Bickford, Lillian Gish, John Saxon, Joseph Wiseman, Doug McClure, and Albert Salmi. The story is based on the novel The Unforgiven (1957) by Alan Le May.
Trivia
- The Unforgiven was the final Hecht-Hill-Lancaster (HHL) production.
- Original screenwriter JP Miller was replaced by Ben Maddow, original director Delbert Mann was replaced by John Huston, and plans for Richard Burton to play Cash Zachary were stopped when Burton demanded equal billing with Burt Lancaster, which Lancaster refused.
- Production was suspended for several months in 1959 after Audrey Hepburn broke her back when she fell off a horse while rehearsing a scene.
Filming Locations
- Mexico
Previous Showings
3 Runs • 1 Festival
6,978 tickets sold
Original Billings: 1 run (April 15, 1960)
Original Run: April 15, 1960 (Friday - Thursday)
All runs on record (3):
- April 15, 1960 (Friday - Thursday)Burt Lancaster, Audrey Hepburn
- March 12 - 16, 1993 · 6,069 ticketsw/ The Nun's Story
- November 29 - 30, 2025 · 909 ticketsClassic Westernsw/ The Searchers