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Ride the High Country

Showdown in the High Sierra!

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.

19621h 34mNRWestern, Drama

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About Ride the High Country

Directors
Sam Peckinpah
Cast
Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, Mariette Hartley, Ron Starr, Edgar Buchanan, R.G. Armstrong
Genres
Western, Drama
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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