The Long Riders
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| Directed by | Walter Hill |
| Produced by | Tim Zinnemann Stacy Keach James Keach |
| Written by | Bill Bryden Steven Phillip Smith Stacy Keach James Keach |
| Starring | James Keach Stacy Keach David Carradine Robert Carradine Keith Carradine Dennis Quaid Randy Quaid Christopher Guest Nicholas Guest Savannah Smith Boucher |
| Music by | Ry Cooder |
| Cinematography | Ric Waite |
| Editing by | Freeman A. Davies David Holden |
| Studio | Huka Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | May 16, 1980 |
| Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Long Riders is a 1980 western film directed by Walter Hill. It was produced by James Keach, Stacy Keach and Tim Zinnemann and featured an original soundtrack by Ry Cooder. Cooder won the Best Music award in 1980 from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards for this soundtrack. The film was entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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[edit] Plot
The Long Riders is a fictionalized account of the James-Younger gang.
[edit] Cast
The Long Riders is a notable film in part due to Hill's decision to cast four sets of actor brothers as the real-life sets of brothers:
- The Keaches: Jesse James (James) and Frank James (Stacy)
- The Carradines: Cole Younger (David), Jim Younger (Keith) and Bob Younger (Robert)
- The Quaids: Ed Miller (Dennis) and Clell Miller (Randy)
- The Guests: Charley Ford (Christopher) and Robert Ford (Nicholas)
It also features an uncredited appearance by Ever Carradine[citation needed], daughter of Robert Carradine and niece to David and Keith Carradine. Additionally James Keach's son, Kalen Keach, is cast as little Jesse James. Savannah Smith Boucher played Zee, or Jesse James' wife, Zerelda.
- Kevin Brophy as John Younger
- Harry Carey, Jr. as George Arthur
- Shelby Leverington as Annie Ralston
- Felice Orlandi as Mr. Reddick
- Pamela Reed as Belle Starr
- Lin Shaye as Kate
- James Remar as Sam Starr
[edit] Production
Some of the movie, especially the Northfield scene was shot in Parrott, Georgia.
[edit] References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Long Riders". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/1835/year/1980.html. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
[edit] External links
- The Long Riders at the Internet Movie Database
- The Long Riders at AllRovi
- The Long Riders at the TCM Movie Database
- Koller, Michael. "The Long Riders and Wild Bill", Sense of Cinema.
- Film review
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