Ride the High Country

1962 · directed by Sam Peckinpah

Rating
80/100
Hit
yes

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.

Ride the High Country (1962), directed by Sam Peckinpah, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Randolph Scott
  • Joel McCrea
  • Mariette Hartley
  • Ron Starr
  • Edgar Buchanan
  • R.G. Armstrong
  • Jenie Jackson
  • James Drury
  • L.Q. Jones
  • John Anderson

Crew

  • Lucien Ballard — Director of Photography
  • Frank Santillo — Editor
  • George Bassman — Original Music Composer
  • N.B. Stone Jr. — Writer

More from Sam Peckinpah

  1. The Wild Bunch (1969) — 96/100 · hit
  2. The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) — 80/100 · hit
  3. Straw Dogs (1971) — 75/100
  4. Junior Bonner (1972) — 75/100
  5. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) — 75/100
  6. Major Dundee (1965) — 72/100

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