1962 · 94 min · NR

Ride the High Country

Name: Ride the High Country
Genre: Western, Drama
Released: 1962
Duration: 94 min
Cast: Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, Mariette Hartley, Ron Starr, Edgar Buchanan

Directed by Sam Peckinpah · Western, Drama

Ride the High Country (1962) is a Western film, directed by Sam Peckinpah set during the 1900s.

A western, with a melancholic and tense tone. Themes of friendship, betrayal, and mortality & aging run throughout.

Composer

George Bassman

Cinematography

Lucien Ballard

Cast

Randolph ScottJoel McCreaMariette HartleyRon StarrEdgar BuchananR.G. ArmstrongJenie JacksonJames Drury

The world of this film

Setting

Mountain Wilderness

When

1900s

Premise & themes

Premise

Western

Themes

Friendship Betrayal Mortality & Aging

Tone

MelancholicTense

Shape

Protagonist

Two Hander

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Pure Fiction

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Ride the High Country

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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