The Badlanders (1958)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1958-09-03
Runtime: 85 minutes
Director: Delmer Daves
Budget: $1,436,000 USD
Revenue: $2,015,000 USD
Top Cast
- Alan Ladd as Peter Van Hoek (The Dutchman)
- Ernest Borgnine as John McBain
- Katy Jurado as Anita
- Claire Kelly as Ada Winton
- Kent Smith as Cyril Lounsberry
- Nehemiah Persoff as Vincente (The Powder Monkey)
- Robert Emhardt as Sample
- Anthony Caruso as Comanche
- Adam Williams as Deputy Leslie
- Ford Rainey as Yuma Prison Warden
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Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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