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A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 89%, Metacritic 92/100. Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 94% of the 171 1960s western movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Metacritic92/100
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
253 audience votes
Key crew
- Sam PeckinpahDirector
- George BassmanOriginal Music Composer
- N.B. Stone Jr.Writer
Cast
- Randolph ScottGil Westrum
- Joel McCreaSteve Judd
- Mariette HartleyElsa Knudsen
- Ron StarrHeck Longtree
- Edgar BuchananJudge Tolliver
- R.G. ArmstrongJoshua Knudsen
- Jenie JacksonKate
- James DruryBilly Hammond
- L.Q. JonesSylvus Hammond
- John AndersonElder Hammond
- John Davis ChandlerJimmy Hammond
- Warren OatesHenry Hammond
Stills
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Themes
runawaylawman betrayal by friendgun shootinggold shipmentaging heroretired lawmanhasty marriageshoot out
The Best Movies of 1962
Ride the High Country is #21 of 59
