The Far Country

Feb 12, 1954

1h 37m

★ 6.9

RENEE...the innocent...and the untamed...BEN...the gambler...and the loser...GANNON...the law...and the noose...RUBE...the friendless...and the afraid.

Overview

During the Klondike Gold Rush, a misanthropic cattle driver and his talkative elderly partner run afoul of the law in Alaska and are forced to work for a saloon owner to take her supplies into a newly booming but lawless Candian town.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

The Far Country Trailers

Cast

Jeff Webster

James Stewart

Ronda Castle

Ruth Roman

Renee Vallon

Corinne Calvet

Ben Tatum

Walter Brennan

Judge Gannon

John McIntire

Rube

Jay C. Flippen

Ketchum

Harry Morgan

Ives

Steve Brodie

Hominy

Connie Gilchrist

Madden

Robert J. Wilke

Dusty

Chubby Johnson

Luke

Royal Dano

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