''Lanton Mills'' is an American comedy

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written and directed by

Terrence Malick Terrence Frederick Malick (born November 30, 1943) is an American filmmaker. His films include '' Days of Heaven'' (1978), '' The Thin Red Line'' (1998), for which he received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenp ...

and starring Malick,

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(in a leading role), and Paula Mandel. The film was Malick's thesis project for the American Film Institute, was completed in 1969, and is known to have screened in 1974.

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The story concerns two apparently 19th-century cowboys (Stanton and Malick) plotting to rob a bank in Texas, which they do in the 20th century. A film writer who viewed a VHS copy at the American Film Institute described it: The producer was John Roper, the cinematographer

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, and the editor John Palmer, with Malick composing the music. The film was influenced by ''

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'' and classic westerns.BFI
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Cast

*Lanton:

(as Dean Stanton) *Tilman:

*Gunman:

*Phantom:

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*Mute: Tony Bill *Teller: Paul Ehrman *Customer in Bank: Paula Mandel *1st cop: Ken Smith *2nd cop: John Schmitz

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