1955 The Kentuckian A frontiersman and his son fight to build a new home in Texas. Credits Director Burt Lancaster Producer Harold Hecht Writer A.B. Guthrie Jr. Cinematographer Ernest Laszlo Composers Bernard Herrmann , Roy Webb Cast Burt Lancaster , Dianne Foster , Walter Matthau , Diana Lynn , Donald MacDonald , John McIntire , Una Merkel , John Carradine , John Litel , Rhys Williams Studios United Artists , Hecht-Lancaster Productions Genre Western Posters 5 US theatrical US international US character US teaser US imax