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Ride the High Country

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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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Jan 10, 2006

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  • Ride The High Country
  • An ex-lawman agrees to escort a shipment of gold cross-country, but runs into trouble when the men hired to help him turn out be not be as moral as their boss, and plot to steal the gold.
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    02/09/06
    Geoff Andrew
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    Ride the High Country vigorously and colorfully brings alive the Old West of cinematic myth.

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    12/20/05
    David Bezanson
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    05/24/03
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    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.

    Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
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    Philip Martin
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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    A film of abundant visual beauty through whose heart blows a chill valedictory breeze.

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    03/23/01
    Tom Block
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    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.

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    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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