Appaloosa (film) Appaloosa (film) Appaloosa is a 2008 American Western film based on the 2005 novel "Appaloosa" by crime writer Robert B. Parker. Directed by Ed Harris and co-written by Harris and Robert Knott, "Appaloosa" stars Harris alongside Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger and Jeremy Irons. The film premiered at 2008 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in selected cities on September 19, 2008, then expanded into wide-release on October 3, 2008. The film shares some narrative similarities with the 1959 Western "Warlock", directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn and Richard Widmark. There is also a 1966 Western
Todd Robinson (film director) at the Sundance Film Festival, the Berlin Film Festival, San Sebastian Film Festival and many other festivals. In 2006 Robinson wrote and directed "Lonely Hearts" which starred Jared Leto, Salma Hayek, John Travolta, James Gandolfini, and Laura Dern. In 2009 he directed the feature documentary "" (released by ) which he produced with Julian Adams. Robinson wrote and directed the submarine thriller "Phantom" from RCR Media Group, Trilogy Entertainment Group and Solar Filmworks. "Phantom" stars Ed Harris, David Duchovny, and William Fichtner; and was produced by John Watson, Pen Densham, and Julian Adams. He is also writer and director of