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The Badlanders

The Badlanders (1958)

1h 25m | PG-13

⭐ 6.2 / 10

Two men are released from the Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma in 1898. One, The Dutchman, is out to get both gold and revenge from certain people in a small mining town who had him imprisoned unjustly. The other, McBain, is just trying to go straight, but that is easier said than done once The Dutchman involves him in his gold theft scheme. Based on the 1949 novel The Asphalt Jungle by W. R. Burnett, the story is given an 1898 setting. It is the second film adaptation of the novel following 1950's noir classic The Asphalt Jungle.

Director: Delmer Daves

Studio: Arcola Pictures

Genre: Western, Crime, Drama, Romance

Video: 720p

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Cast

Alan Ladd

Alan Ladd

as Peter Van Hoek (The Dutchman)

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

as John McBain

Katy Jurado

Katy Jurado

as Anita

Claire Kelly

Claire Kelly

as Ada Winton

Kent Smith

Kent Smith

as Cyril Lounsberry

Nehemiah Persoff

Nehemiah Persoff

as Vincente (The Powder Monkey)