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Ride the High Country (1962)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:10
Rotten:1
Average Rating:8.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Genre: Westerns
Synopsis: Western tale about two over-the-hill buddies who have been on both sides of the law during their eventful lives. Now they're guarding a cargo of gold--which one of the men intends to steal. But... Western tale about two over-the-hill buddies who have been on both sides of the law during their eventful lives. Now they're guarding a cargo of gold--which one of the men intends to steal. But along the way, the men reminisce about their exciting past, compete with each other for the affections of a comely lass, and confront a band of merciless outlaws out to get the gold for themselves. [More]
Starring: Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, Mariette Hartley, Edgar Buchanan
Starring: Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, Mariette Hartley, Edgar Buchanan
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Director: Sam Peckinpah
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Reviews for Ride the High Country
Ride the High Country vigorously and colorfully brings alive the Old West of cinematic myth.
Symbols of a waning era who eventually clash over right and wrong, Messrs. McCrea and Scott mesh perfectly, with the latter getting the drollest lines -- and there are plenty.
A film of abundant visual beauty through whose heart blows a chill valedictory breeze.
A much-loved revisionist Western, director Peckinpah's second feature film proved to be a bittersweet swan song for the Old West and a classy farewell to the screen for actors Scott and -- for some years -- McCrea.
A superior Western featuring two of that genre's greats, Joel McCrea and Randolph Scott, who were both in their 60s at the time...
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