The Legend of the Lone Ranger
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The Legend of the Lone Ranger is a 1981 American Western adventure film directed by William A. Fraker and starring Klinton Spilsbury, Michael Horse and Christopher Lloyd. It is based on the story of The Lone Ranger, a Western character created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker.
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Directed by | William A. Fraker |
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Based on | Characters created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker |
Produced by | Walter Coblenz |
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Cinematography | László Kovács |
Edited by | Thomas Stanford |
Music by | John Barry |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | United States[1] |
Language | English |
Budget | $13 million[2]–$18 million[3][4] |
Box office | $12.6 million |
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Producers outraged fans by refusing to allow previous Lone Ranger actor Clayton Moore to wear the character's mask during public appearances, and created further bad publicity when it became known that the voice of leading man Spilsbury was dubbed by another actor, James Keach.[5] The film was a critical and commercial failure, and Spilsbury has not appeared in any films since.