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James Stewart,
James Stewart,
Ruth Roman,
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Anthony Mann,
Anthony Mann
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: Not Rated
: Universal Studios
: Westerns
: 97 min.
: English
: Spanish, French
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One of the most entertaining of the Western movies to come out of the 1950s, this is a Stewart vehicle in which he must take on the ruthlessness of the frontier. Set in the Yukon, Stewart and his friends are driving cattle to market from Wyoming to Canada, where the boom towns pay top dollar for beef. When they arrive in Skagway, the corrupt sheriff of the town (John McIntire) steals the cattle and Stewart et al are forced to fight for their herd. Together with the female saloon keeper of another town (Ruth Roman), they find themselves up against an evil they were not prepared for. When Stewart's friend (portrayed by Walter Brennan) is killed, he is forced to go up against the evil sheriff. Good versus evil in incredible Yukon settings makes this an above average Western. ~ Tana Hobart, All Movie Guide
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| A Yukon western full of frustrating enclosed spaces
by wes2666
September 16, 2004 - 8:27 AM PDT
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2 out of 2 members found this review helpful
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| Though not quite up there with Mann's Tinstar (the perfect western IMHO), Far Country is an engrossing and original Western set in an unfamiliar landscape. Fully utilizing the Welles/Toland ceiling effect, the cabins and beerhalls of the film are grand, claustrophobic and just as notable as the Alaskan vistas. Jimmy Stewart is in psycho mode and he pushes the anti-hero farther than you would expect. The gunfights are few and far between and not one of them is straight forward, fair, or unencumbered. Definitely worth repeat viewings, this would make a good double-feature with The Great Silence if you are feeling snowbound and ornery. |
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