The Far Country (1954)

Directed by

Anthony Mann

Genre

Western film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 171 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A self-minded cattle driver heads to the Yukon Territory during the gold rush. He clashes with a corrupt judge who controls the town. The story follows his struggle to do the right thing while trying to survive in a lawless environment.

adventuroussprawlingtensegrittyvisually lushclassicmoralunsettling

What happens

The Far Country is a 1954 American Technicolor Western film directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart, Ruth Roman, Walter Brennan, John McIntire and Corinne Calvet. Written by Borden Chase, the film is about a self-minded adventurer who locks horns with an evil, corrupt judge while driving cattle to Dawson, Yukon Territory. It is one of the few Westerns to be set in Alaska — others include The Spoilers (1955) and North to Alaska (1960) — although it was not filmed there. This was the fourth Western film collaboration between Anthony Mann and James Stewart. The supporting cast features Jay C. Flippen, Harry Morgan, Steve Brodie, Robert J. Wilke, Chubby Johnson, Royal Dano and Jack Elam. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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