A retelling of the famous feud between two mountain families, the Hatfields and the McCoys, in rural Kentucky and West Virginia in the late 1800s.
Acting
Jack Palance's eyebrows deserve their own Emmy category.
Production
Shot on location where the actual feud happened—spooky authentic energy.
Director
Clyde Ware
Jack Palance
Devil Anse Hatfield
Steve Forrest
Randall McCoy
Richard Hatch
Johnse Hatfield
Karen Lamm
Rose Ann McCoy
James Keach
Jim McCoy
John Calvin
Cotton Top
Robert Carradine
Bob Hatfield
Gerrit Graham
Calvin McCoy
Morgan Woodward
Ellison Hatfield
Joan Caulfield
Sarah McCoy
Joe Estevez
Troy Hatfield
Jim Bohan
Cap Hatfield
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the first dramatic retelling after the 1949 Randolph Scott film, and some Hatfield descendants reportedly visited the set.
The real feud started over a stolen pig and Civil War loyalties—this version invents the Romeo-Juliet romance wholesale for 70s audiences.
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