Ride the High Country
1962 film by Sam Peckinpah
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Summary
Ride the High Country is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,307 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Sam Peckinpah[3]
- Screenwriter: Sam Peckinpah[4], William Roberts[5], Norris B. Stone[6]
- Composer: George Bassman[7]
- Genre: Western film[8]
- Cast member: Randolph Scott[9], Joel McCrea[10], Mariette Hartley[11], Edgar Buchanan[12], L. Q. Jones[13], John Davis Chandler[14], Warren Oates[15], R. G. Armstrong[16], James Drury[17], John Anderson[18], Percy Helton[19], Don Brodie[20], Frank Hagney[21], Byron Foulger[22]
- Producer: Richard E. Lyons[23]
- Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[24]
- Director of photography: Lucien Ballard[25]
- Part of: National Film Registry[26]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
- Commons category: Ride the High Country[28]
- Distribution format: video on demand[29]
- Review score: 8.3/10[30], 89%[31]
- Color: color[32]
- Country of origin: United States[33]
- Publication date: January 1, 1962[34]
- Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[35], Netflix[36]
- Narrative location: California[37]
- Main subject: old age[38]
- Film editor: Frank Santillo[39]
- Title: Ride the High Country[40]
- FSK film rating: FSK 12[41]
- Duration: 94[42]
- Set in period: 1900s[43]
- Kijkwijzer rating: 12[44]
Why It Matters
Ride the High Country has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]