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Ride the High Country (1962)

"Showdown in the High Sierra!"

7.0/10 1h 34m Jun 20, 1962
Western

An ex-lawman is hired to transport gold from a mining community through dangerous territory. But what he doesn't realize is that his partner and old friend is plotting to double-cross him.

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Movie Details

Original Title Ride the High Country
Original Language EN
Budget $813,000
Status Released
Popularity 1.0

Cast

Randolph Scott
Randolph Scott
Gil Westrum
Popularity: 2.2
Joel McCrea
Joel McCrea
Steve Judd
Popularity: 5.8
Mariette Hartley
Mariette Hartley
Elsa Knudsen
Popularity: 11.8
Ron Starr
Ron Starr
Heck Longtree
Popularity: 0.8
Edgar Buchanan
Edgar Buchanan
Judge Tolliver
Popularity: 1.9
R.G. Armstrong
R.G. Armstrong
Joshua Knudsen
Popularity: 3.0
Jenie Jackson
Jenie Jackson
Kate
Popularity: 1.6
James Drury
James Drury
Billy Hammond
Popularity: 0.6
L.Q. Jones
L.Q. Jones
Sylvus Hammond
Popularity: 1.3
John Anderson
John Anderson
Elder Hammond
Popularity: 0.8
John Davis Chandler
John Davis Chandler
Jimmy Hammond
Popularity: 0.7
Warren Oates
Warren Oates
Henry Hammond
Popularity: 1.1

Key Crew

Director Sam Peckinpah
Producer Richard E. Lyons
Editor Frank Santillo
Writer N.B. Stone Jr.

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
US

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Keywords

runaway lawman  betrayal by friend gun shooting gold shipment aging hero retired lawman hasty marriage shoot out

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 9/10
Dec 30, 2018

Revisonist splendour as Peckinpah starts his thematic obsession. "All I want is to Enter My House Justified" Sam Peckinpah's second feature film is today standing up as a must see and must own for those interested in the Western genre. The film sees ageing lawman Steve Judd land a job of es ... Read more

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Details
Release Date June 20, 1962
Runtime 1h 34m
Budget $813,000
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.0
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