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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Stories live forever. People don't.

7.1/ 1020182h 12mR

WesternComedyDrama

Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone gold prospector, a woman traveling the West to an uncertain future, and a motley crew of strangers undertaking a carriage ride.

Directed by Joel Coen

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson

Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Willie Watson

Willie Watson

The Kid (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Clancy Brown

Clancy Brown

Curly Joe (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Danny McCarthy

Danny McCarthy

Curly Joe's Brother (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

David Krumholtz

David Krumholtz

Frenchman (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Thomas Wingate

Thomas Wingate

Gun Check Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Tim DeZarn

Tim DeZarn

Mean-Eyed Card Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

E.E. Bell

E.E. Bell

Piano Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")