Oklahoma Crude

Oklahoma Crude (1973)

An epic story of wooden derricks, iron men...and a defiant woman.

In 1913, in Oklahoma, oil derrick owner Lena Doyle, aided by her father and a hobo, is stubbornly drilling for oil despite the pressure from major oil companies to sell her land.

Date of release
1973-07-03
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (35)
Runtime
1h 48m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Western
Director
Stanley Kramer

Casting

Interesting facts

Oklahoma Crude is a 1973 American comedy-drama western film directed by Stanley Kramer in Panavision. It stars George C. Scott, Faye Dunaway, John Mills and Jack Palance. It was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where Kramer won the Golden Prize for Direction. The song "Send a Little Love My Way", sung by Anne Murray, was featured in the film and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1973.

Production

Despite the title, the movie was primarily filmed on a cattle ranch near Stockton, California. Assured by the locals that the weather was mild and temperate, the only thing it didn't do was snow. Filming from September to November 1972, the temperature went from 110 degrees to so cold the actors had to put ice cubes in their mouths to keep their breath from showing up on screen (the movie supposedly took place during the summer).

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