Film Version
Kirk Douglas called the film version of The Brave Cowboy, Lonely Are the Brave, his personal favorite. It was adapted by Academy Award-winning—and formerly blacklisted—screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. Released in 1962, it is one of only two films made based on Abbey's novels. British writer/director/actor Alex Cox has lauded the film, writing that "there is no greater western, and certainly no more tragic one." (The second Abbey adaptation was Fire on the Mountain, which was a made-for-TV movie that starred Ron Howard and Buddy Ebsen). A third film based on Abbey's most popular novel, The Monkey Wrench Gang, is currently in production and expected to be released in 2012. Catherine Hardwicke is scheduled to direct the film.
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