The Legend of the Golden Gun is a 1979 American Western television film, starring Jeff Osterhage, Hal Holbrook, Carl Franklin, and Robert Davi. Plot summary John Golden, a young farmer whose parents are murdered meets Joshua Brown, a runaway slave, and they team up to track down the legendary Confederate guerrilla William Quantrill. Along their travels, they run into a legendary gunfighter, who teaches the young farmer how to shoot and gives him a special gun that shoots seven rounds, the seventh of which is intended as an advantage against evil. Cast Jeff Osterhage as John Golden Carl Franklin as Joshua Brown Robert Davi as William Quantrill Keir Dullea as General Custer Michele Carey as Maggie John McLiam as Jake Powell Elissa Leeds as Sara Powell R. G. Armstrong as Judge Harrison Harding Hal Holbrook as J.R. Swackhammer William Bryant as William Ford Rex Holman as Sturges J. Brian Pizer as Captain Marks R. L. Tolbert as Buffalo Bill Budge Taylor as Dr. Wheller Walt Davis as Soldier #3 Michael Yama as The photographer David Holbrook as The young outlaw DVD "The Legend of the Golden Gun" was released on DVD on December 4, 2012 and still is available to order at Amazon.com and at tcm.com References External links 1979 television films 1979 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) television films NBC network original films Films produced by Harve Bennett American Civil War films Films directed by Alan J. Levi 1970s American films 1970s English-language films