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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)
Released: 28 Jul 1962
Runtime: 94 min
Rated: APPROVED
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Writer(s): N.B. Stone Jr.
Actors: Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, Mariette Hartley, Ron Starr
Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination.
IMDB Ratings: 7.6



Plot: Aging ex-marshal Steve Judd is hired by a bank to transport a gold shipment through dangerous territory. He hires an old partner, Gil Westrum, and his young protege Heck to assist him. Steve doesn't know, however, that Gil and Heck plan to steal the gold, with or without Steve's help. On the trail, the three get involved in a young woman's desire to escape first from her father, then from her fiance and his dangerously psychotic brothers.