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Ride the High Country (1962)

APPROVED  94 min  -  Adventure | Drama | Romance   -  28 July 1962 (Japan)
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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.

Director:

Sam Peckinpah
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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win See more awards »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Randolph Scott ...
Joel McCrea ...
Mariette Hartley ...
Elsa Knudsen
Ron Starr Ron Starr ...
Heck Longtree
Edgar Buchanan ...
Judge Tolliver
R.G. Armstrong R.G. Armstrong ...
Joshua Knudsen
Jenie Jackson Jenie Jackson ...
Kate
James Drury James Drury ...
Billy Hammond
L.Q. Jones L.Q. Jones ...
Sylvus Hammond
John Anderson John Anderson ...
Elder Hammond
John Davis Chandler John Davis Chandler ...
Jimmy Hammond
Warren Oates ...
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Storyline

Aging ex-marshal Steve Judd is hired by a bank to transport a gold shipment through dangerous territory. He hires an old partner, Gil Westrum, and his young protege Heck to assist him. Steve doesn't know, however, that Gil and Heck plan to steal the gold, with or without Steve's help. On the trail, the three get involved in a young woman's desire to escape first from her father, then from her fiance and his dangerously psychotic brothers. Written by James Meek <james@oz.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Gold | Partner | Gold Shipment | Bank | Friend  | See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Romance | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Chinese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Guns in the Afternoon See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$813,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

This film was shot in 26 days. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: There are a number of indications that this film is set no later than the late 1890s or early 1900s - for example, the date of Elsa's mother death on her tombstone and the open automobile (characteristic of early twentieth century models). The heavily-worn dime that Judd (Joel McCrea) bets in the booth run by Westrum (Randolph Scott) in the opening scenes, however, is a "Mercury" (Winged Liberty) dime, first coined in 1916. The dime shown, moreover, could not have become so worn without several more years in circulation. See more »

Quotes

Judge Tolliver: You know, a good marriage has a kind of simple glory about it. A good marriage is a rare animal, hard to find - almost impossible to keep.
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Crazy Credits

Introducing Mariette Hartley See more »

Connections

Referenced in A Justified Life: Sam Peckinpah and the High Country (2006) See more »