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Rodeo

United States • English • 1969 • 20m

Director

Carroll Ballard

Documentary Action Shorts

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Synopsis

This twenty-minute documentary from 1969 follows champion bull rider Larry Mahan as he competes in the 1968 National Rodeo Finals in Oklahoma City.

Credits

Crew

DirectorCarroll Ballard

CinematographerCaleb Deschanel

ComposerRichard Rosmini

EditorJoe Ravetz

Cast

Rodeo (1969) | Criteria