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The Far Country
RENEE...the innocent...and the untamed...BEN...the gambler...and the loser...GANNON...the law...and the noose...RUBE...the friendless...and the afraid.
During the Klondike Gold Rush, a misanthropic cattle driver and his talkative elderly partner run afoul of the law in Alaska and are forced to work for a saloon owner to take her supplies into a newly booming but lawless Canadian town.
- Original title
- The Far Country
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
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- Revenue
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John Chard
Mar 18, 2019 · via TMDB
Is there something you want, Mr. Gannon? Cunning Western from a director who had few peers in the genre. Much like other Anthony Mann pictures, The Far Country blends a potent pot boiling story with an adroit knowing of impacting scenery. Both of which play out amongst some of Mann's peccadilloes like honour, integrity, betrayal and of course, death! The story sees fortune hunting partners Jeff Webster (James Stewart) and Ben Tatum (Walter Brennan) travel to Oregon Territory with a herd of cattle. Aware of the blossoming gold-boom, they plan to make a tidy profit selling the cattle in a Klondike town. Arriving in Skagway they find self-appointed judge Mr. Gannon (John McIntire) ready to meet out justice to Webster on account of Webster having fractured the law, all be it with honest cause, along the way. In punishment Gannon takes the partners herd from them, but they steal them back and head across the Canadian border to Dawson - with Gannon and his men in hot pursuit. Here beautiful women and a meek and lawless town will fill out the destinies of all involved. Interesting from start to finish, The Far Country benefits greatly from James Stewart's bubbling (anti) hero in waiting portrayal and Mann's slick direction of the tight Borden Chase script. The cinematography from William H. Daniels is superlative, though not done any favours by current DVD prints, and the film has a few surprises and a "will he wont he?" core that's reeling the viewers in. Paying dividends on re-watches for hardened genre fans, it still remains something of an essential viewing for first timers venturing into the wonderful, yet dark, Western world of Anthony Mann and James Stewart. 8/10
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James Stewart
Jeff Webster
Ruth Roman
Ronda Castle
Corinne Calvet
Renee Vallon
Walter Brennan
Ben Tatum
John McIntire
Judge Gannon
Jay C. Flippen
Rube
Harry Morgan
Ketchum
Steve Brodie
Ives
Connie Gilchrist
Hominy
Robert J. Wilke
Madden
Chubby Johnson
Dusty
Royal Dano
Luke
Jack Elam
Frank Newberry
Kathleen Freeman
Grits
Al Bain
Miner (uncredited)
Gregg Barton
Rounds (uncredited)
Robert Bice
Miner (uncredited)
Eugene Borden
Doc Vallon (uncredited)
Rudy Bowman
Miner (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Miner (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
Sheriff Walters (uncredited)
Martin Cichy
Miner (uncredited)
Dick Dickinson
Miner (uncredited)
Jimmy Dime
Miner (uncredited)
John Doucette
Miner Who Spills Gold Dust (uncredited)
Tex Driscoll
Miner (uncredited)
Billy Engle
Townsman (uncredited)
Robert Foulk
Constable Kingman (uncredited)
Terry Frost
Joe Merin (uncredited)
Herman Hack
Townsman (uncredited)
John Halloran
Bartender (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Miner (uncredited)
Carl Harbaugh
Sourdough (uncredited)
Don C. Harvey
Tom Kane (uncredited)
Chester Hayes
Poker Player (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
Miner (uncredited)
George Huggins
Miner (uncredited)
Jack Kenny
Miner (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Miner (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Miner (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Townsman (uncredited)
Cactus Mack
Miner (uncredited)
Ted Mapes
Deputy (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Miner (uncredited)
Charles Morton
Miner (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Townsman (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Townsman (uncredited)
Damian O'Flynn
Second Mate on Riverboat (uncredited)
Eddie Parker
Carson (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
Miner (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Miner (uncredited)
Stuart Randall
Capt. Benson (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson
Latigo (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Townsman (uncredited)
Cap Somers
Miner (uncredited)
Marjorie Stapp
Girl (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Townsman (uncredited)
Jack Tornek
Townsman (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Jeff's Attacker on Riverboat (uncredited)
Eddy Waller
Yukon Sam (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson
Tanana Pete (uncredited)
Henry Wills
Henchman (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
Miner (uncredited)
William H. Daniels
Director of Photography
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Chuck Roberson
Stunt Double
Ted Mapes
Stunt Double
Dale Van Sickel
Stunts
Eddie Parker
Stunts
Ronald R. Rondell
Assistant Director
Anthony Mann
Director
Frank Skinner
Original Music Composer
Henry Mancini
Original Music Composer
Borden Chase
Screenplay
Borden Chase
Story
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Feb 12, 1954
