The Far Country (1954)

NR02/12/1954Western1h 37m
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RENEE...the innocent...and the untamed...BEN...the gambler...and the loser...GANNON...the law...and the noose...RUBE...the friendless...and the afraid.

Overview

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 Candian town.

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    James Stewart

    Jeff Webster

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    Ruth Roman

    Ronda Castle

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    Corinne Calvet

    Renee Vallon

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    Walter Brennan

    Ben Tatum

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    John McIntire

    Judge Gannon

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    Jay C. Flippen

    Rube

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    Harry Morgan

    Ketchum

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    Steve Brodie

    Ives

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    Connie Gilchrist

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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 ...