# Ride the High Country (1962)

> A fading former marshal escorts a gold shipment across dangerous country while old loyalties fracture and the frontier’s moral code nears extinction.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/22448

## Facts

- Runtime: 94 min
- Genres: Western, Drama
- Director: Sam Peckinpah
- Cast: Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, Mariette Hartley, Ron Starr, Edgar Buchanan, R.G. Armstrong, Jenie Jackson, James Drury
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056412/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: elegiac, suspenseful, melancholic, classic western night, cinephile viewing

## Synopsis

A gripping tale of loyalty and betrayal unfolds on the rugged frontier.

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