The Badlanders

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

Dec 14 1958 Approved 1h 25m
Romance, Western

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.

Plot

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 the people of 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.

Written by

Richard Collins, W.R. Burnett

Directed by

Delmer Daves

Cast

Alan Ladd, Ernest Borgnine, Katy Jurado

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Arcola Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
The Badlanders (1958) de Delmer Daves. Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
1,766
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
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