

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
"Stories live forever. People don't"
Overview
Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone gold prospector, a woman traveling the West to an uncertain future, and a motley crew of strangers undertaking a carriage ride.
Movie Details
Languages
English
Studio
Mike Zoss Productions
Key Crew

Joel Coen
Director

Joel Coen
Screenplay

Joel Coen
Producer

Ethan Coen
Director

Ethan Coen
Screenplay

Ethan Coen
Producer

Megan Ellison
Producer

Sue Naegle
Producer
Cast

Tim Blake Nelson
Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Willie Watson
The Kid (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Clancy Brown
Curly Joe (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Danny McCarthy
Curly Joe's Brother (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

David Krumholtz
Frenchman (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
Thomas Wingate
Gun Check Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Tim DeZarn
Mean-Eyed Card Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

E.E. Bell
Piano Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Alejandro Patiño
Cantina Bartender (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Tom Proctor
Cantina Bad Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
Clinton Roberts
Cantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Matthew Willig
Cantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
Jesse Youngblood
Cantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

J.J. Dashnaw
Cantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

James Franco
Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")

Stephen Root
Teller (segment "Near Algodones")

Ralph Ineson
Posse Leader (segment "Near Algodones")

Mike Watson
Posse (segment "Near Algodones")

Brian Brown
Posse (segment "Near Algodones")

Ryan Brown
Posse (segment "Near Algodones")