The Long Riders
| The Long Riders | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Walter Hill |
| Starring | James Keach Stacy Keach David Carradine Robert Carradine Keith Carradine Dennis Quaid Randy Quaid Christopher Guest Nicholas Guest |
| Cinematography | Ric Waite |
| Edited by | Freeman A. Davies David Holden |
| Music by | Ry Cooder |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date | 1980 |
Running time | 99 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
The Long Riders is a 1980 Western 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 haunting rendition of "I'm A Good Ole Rebel" is considered by some to be one of the greatest modern era period pieces.
Plot
The Long Riders is a fictionalized account of the James-Younger gang.
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, daughter of Robert Carradine and niece to David and Keith Carradine.
Trivia
Some of the movie, especially the Northfield scene was shot in Parrott, Georgia.
External links
- Koller, Michael. "The Long Riders and Wild Bill", Sense of Cinema.
- Film review