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Ride the High Country
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.
1962 · Directed by Sam Peckinpah · 94 min · Western · Drama · 18 frames
Tagline
Showdown in the High Sierra!
Crew
- Written by: N.B. Stone Jr.
- Cinematography: Lucien Ballard
- Edited by: Frank Santillo
- Music: George Bassman
- Produced by: Richard E. Lyons
Cast
- Randolph Scott as Gil Westrum
- Joel McCrea as Steve Judd
- Mariette Hartley as Elsa Knudsen
- Ron Starr as Heck Longtree
- Edgar Buchanan as Judge Tolliver
- R.G. Armstrong as Joshua Knudsen
- Jenie Jackson as Kate
- James Drury as Billy Hammond
- L.Q. Jones as Sylvus Hammond
- John Anderson as Elder Hammond
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English, Mandarin
- Studios: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Budget: $813,000
- Themes: runaway, lawman , betrayal by friend, gun shooting, gold shipment, aging hero, retired lawman, hasty marriage, shoot out
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