1981 · 106 min · R

Southern Comfort

Name: Southern Comfort
Genre: Thriller, Action
Released: 1981
Duration: 106 min
Cast: Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward, Franklyn Seales, T.K. Carter

Directed by Walter Hill · Thriller, Action

Southern Comfort (1981) is a Thriller film, directed by Walter Hill set in Louisiana during the 1970s. It runs 106 minutes and is rated R.

A survival, with a tense and bleak tone. Themes of survival run throughout.

Composer

Ry Cooder

Cinematography

Andrew Laszlo

Cast

Keith CarradinePowers BootheFred WardFranklyn SealesT.K. CarterLewis SmithLes LannomPeter Coyote

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Louisiana

Setting

Wilderness

When

1970s

Premise & themes

Premise

Survival

Themes

Survival

Tone

TenseBleak

Shape

Protagonist

Ensemble

Pacing

Propulsive

Based on

Pure Fiction

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Southern Comfort

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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