The Trial of Billy Jack

A man goes to prison and a group of Native American students rebuild their school, start a newspaper and TV station, and conduct investigative reporting, but tensions rise when they oppose the federal effort to cease recognition of their tribe and the National Guard ultimately opens fire on the students. The Trial of Billy Jack is a 1974 American English-language Action Drama movie featuring Delores Taylor, Tom Laughlin, Victor Izay, Teresa Kelly, Sara Lane, Geo Anne Sosa and Tom Bower. The Trial of Billy Jack was Produced by Joe Cramer. The Trial of Billy Jack is written by Frank Christina and Teresa Christina and it is directed by Tom Laughlin. Warner Bros. acquired the distribution rights for the motion picture. The Trial of Billy Jack was released on 13th November 1974 and takes a screen time of 173 minutes. The Trial of Billy Jack was made on a budget of $2 million and at the box office it grossed only $0 million. Cinematography was done by Jack A. Marta and editing by Michael Economou, George Grenville, Michael Kahn, Michael Karr, Jules Nayfack, Tom Rolf and Toni Rolf. The music was composed by Elmer Bernstein.