Directed by:
Sam PeckinpahCinematography:
Lucien BallardComposer:
George BassmanCast:
Joel McCrea, Randolph Scott, Mariette Hartley, Ron Starr, James Drury, Edgar Buchanan, R.G. Armstrong, Jenie Jackson, L.Q. Jones, John Anderson, Warren Oates (more)Plots(1)
In this brilliant, moving film directed by Sam Peckinpah, cowboy icons Randolph Scott and Joel McCrea find roles to match their leathery Western personas, playing aging lawmen hired to guard a gold shipment. They don't have much: a horse each, a couple of dollars. And they have everything: their independence. But the frontier is disappearing - and so is space wide open enough for independent men. With luck, the two will find space enough for this ride and one last payday. They will also find adventure, including the dramatic rescue of a mistreated bride (Mariette Hartley), gun-blazing shoot-outs and a life-changing betrayal. Both an exciting Western and a heart-lifting homage to the genre, Ride the High Country is a journey into film greatness. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Joel McCrea
USA
Best movies:
Union Pacific (1939)
These Three (1936)
Colorado Territory (1949)
Randolph Scott
USA
Best movies:
The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
Frontier Marshal (1939)
Virginia City (1940)
Mariette Hartley
USA
Best movies:
North and South (1985) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Skyjacked (1972)
Ron Starr
USA
Best movies:
Guns in the Afternoon (1962)
G.I. Blues (1960)
James Drury
USA
Best movies:
Maverick (1994)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Edgar Buchanan
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Talk of the Town (1942)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
R.G. Armstrong
USA
Best movies:
Predator (1987)
El Dorado (1966)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
Jenie Jackson
USA
Best movies:
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Guns in the Afternoon (1962)
Justine (1969)
L.Q. Jones
USA
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Casino (1995)
The Sacketts (1979) (TV movie)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
John Anderson
USA
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Psycho (1960)
North and South (1985) (series)
Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
Warren Oates
USA
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In the Heat of the Night (1967)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
East of Eden (1981) (series)
Byron Foulger
USA
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Edison, the Man (1940)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Don Brodie
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Little Big Man (1970)
John Davis Chandler
USA
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Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Once a Thief (1965)
Percy Helton
USA
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
The Proud Rebel (1958)
Donald Kerr
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Big Country (1958)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Chet Brandenburg
USA
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Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
White Heat (1949)
Frank Hagney
Australia
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Modern Times (1936)
The General (1926)
Chalky Williams
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
East of Eden (1955)
Spec O'Donnell
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's (1965) - a.f.
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)