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You Know My Name
“America's Last Great Lawman Takes On A New Kind Of Outlaw.”
4.8 / 10• 1999• 1h 34m•NR• English
TV MovieDramaWestern
Storyline
In six months, the population of Cromwell, Oklahoma, has climbed from 500 to 10,000. Boom times have come to the oil-rich town. So has a new breed of criminal. You Know My Name is the fact-based story of Bill Tilghman, a lawman and former partner of Wyatt Earp confronted by an emerging era when outlaws run whiskey instead of cattle and are likely to tote a tommy gun as carry a six-gun. An ideally cast Sam Elliott plays Tilghman, whose life takes on a newfangled wrinkle of its own. Tilghman makes a moving picture of his Old West exploits; and the success of that silent film, The Passing of the Oklahoma Outlaws, spreads his reputation like a brushfire. But that reputation may mean nothing to a thug (Arliss Howard) who hides behind a badge.
Cast & Crew
Sam Elliott
Bill Tilghman
Lead
Arliss Howard
Wiley
Carolyn McCormick
Zoe
James Gammon
Real Arkansas Tom
R. Lee Ermey
Marshal Nix
James Parks
Alibi Joe
Sheila McCarthy
Mrs. Lynn
NR
Nataalia Rey
Rose
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Kent Harrison's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. You Know My Name is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
