The Sacketts 45 years old

The Sacketts is a 1979 American Western television film directed by Robert Totten and starring Sam Elliott, Tom Selleck, Jeff Osterhage, and Glenn Ford. Based on the novels The Daybreakers and Sackett by Louis L'Amour, the film recounts the story of the Sackett brothers in 1869 who leave their Tennessee home and start a new life together in Santa Fe.

Credits

Sam Elliott

Tell Sacket

Gilbert Roland

Don Luis

John Vernon

Jonathan Pritts

Paul Koslo

Kid Newton

Glenn Ford

Tom Sunday

Tom Selleck

Orrin Sackett

Cast

Name	Character
Sam Elliott He was 34 , now 79 years old	as Tell Sacket
Gilbert Roland He was 73 , 88 years old when he died	as Don Luis
John Vernon He was 46 , 72 years old when he died	as Jonathan Pritts
Paul Koslo He was 34 , 74 years old when he died	as Kid Newton
Glenn Ford He was 62 , 90 years old when he died	as Tom Sunday
Tom Selleck He was 33 , now 79 years old	as Orrin Sackett
Ruth Roman She was 56 , 76 years old when she died	as Rosie
Gene Evans He was 56 , 75 years old when he died	as Benson Bigelow
Slim Pickens He was 59 , 64 years old when he died	as Jack Bigelow
Jack Elam He was 58 , 82 years old when he died	as Ira Bigelow
Ben Johnson He was 60 , 77 years old when he died	as Cap Rountree
Jeff Osterhage He was 25 , now 71 years old	as Tyrel Sackett
Pat Buttram He was 63 , 78 years old when he died	as Tuthill
Mercedes McCambridge She was 60 , 85 years old when she died	as Ma Sackett
L. Q. Jones He was 51 , now 96 years old	as Belden

Crew

Name	Job title
Louis L'Amour Writing He was 70 , 80 years old when he died	Novel
Robert Totten Directing He was 41 , 57 years old when he died	Director
Jerrold Immel Sound He was 42 , now 87 years old	Music
Jim Byrnes Writing He was 30 , now 75 years old	Screenplay

The Sacketts (45 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 1979-01-01
Runtime: [120] minutes
Number of Episodes: 2