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Ride the High Country was released as the second film on a double bill, but its reputation rose enough for it to be enjoyed in its own right on a re-release. While it is a more modest western than ...
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- Randolph Scott
- Sam Peckinpah
- Western
Wuchakk 13 May 2017. Released in 1962, "Ride the High Country" was Sam Peckinpah's second feature film and arguably his best Western; yes, better than the overrated "Wild Bunch" (1969). While it lacks that movie's slow-motion ultra-violence, it has a superior story and more interesting characters.
Budget. $813,000 [1] Box office. $2 million [2] Ride the High Country (released internationally as Guns in the Afternoon) is a 1962 American CinemaScope Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, and Mariette Hartley. The supporting cast includes Edgar Buchanan, James Drury, Warren Oates, and Ron Starr.
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Full Review | Original Score: 8/10 | Apr 23, 2010. David Bezanson Filmcritic.com. Ride the High Country vigorously and colorfully brings alive the Old West of cinematic myth. Full Review ...
Ride the High Country: Directed by Sam Peckinpah. With Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, Mariette Hartley, Ron Starr. An ex-union soldier is hired to transport gold from a mining community through dangerous territory.
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- Drama, Western
- Sam Peckinpah
- 1962-05-09
When you see a great Peckinpah film like his second feature, Ride the High Country (1962), you feel that the director has found a way to tell a story that lays his own soul across the screen. This movie celebrates a hero of self-control.
1962. Approved. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) 1 h 34 m. Summary An ex-union soldier 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. Drama.
