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The Badlanders

The Badlanders

The Badlanders

The Badlanders

A treasure to steal...a woman to win...a past to forget...

1958•1h 25m•

★6.2(45 ratings)

WesternCrimeDrama

Overview

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

Writers

Richard Collins

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Main Cast

Alan Ladd

Alan Ladd

Peter Van Hoek (The Dutchman)

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

John McBain

Katy Jurado

Katy Jurado

Anita

Claire Kelly

Claire Kelly

Ada Winton

Kent Smith

Kent Smith

Cyril Lounsberry

Nehemiah Persoff

Nehemiah Persoff

Vincente (The Powder Monkey)

Robert Emhardt

Robert Emhardt

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Anthony Caruso

Anthony Caruso

Comanche

Adam Williams

Adam Williams

Deputy Leslie

Ford Rainey

Ford Rainey

Yuma Prison Warden

John Daheim

John Daheim

Lee

Jack Perkins

Jack Perkins

Miner (uncredited)

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Delmer Daves
Assistant Director: Ridgeway Callow

Writing

Screenplay: Richard Collins
Novel: W.R. Burnett

Production

Producer: Aaron Rosenberg

Music & Sound

Recording Supervision: Wesley C. Miller

Cinematography

Director of Photography: John F. Seitz

Editing

Editor: James Baiotto
Editor: William Webb

Art Direction

Art Direction: William A. Horning
Set Decoration: Jack Mills
Set Decoration: Henry Grace
Art Direction: Daniel B. Cathcart

Costume & Make-Up

Makeup Artist: John Truwe
Makeup Artist: William Tuttle
Hairstylist: Sydney Guilaroff

Keywords

goldbased on novel or bookrelease from prisonarizonagold mineheistremakerevengemining townex-consmall western towngold miner1890sgold heist

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "A treasure to steal...a woman to win...a past to forget..."

#2

With a budget of $1.4M, the film grossed $2.0M — a profit of $579.0K (40% ROI).

#3

The runtime is 85 minutes (1h 25m).

#4

The film was directed by Delmer Daves.

#5

The screenplay was written by Richard Collins.

#6

Cinematography was handled by John F. Seitz.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0051393.

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Rating

6.2/10

Average

45 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

The Badlanders

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

NR

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Budget:

$1,436,000

Revenue:

$2,015,000

Production Companies:

Arcola Pictures

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer