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Also known as Long Riders

1980 film by Walter Hill

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The Long Riders is a 1980 American biographical Western film directed by Walter Hill. The screenplay and production were handled by Stacy Keach, James Keach, and Walter Hill. The cast features James Keach, Stacy Keach, David Carradine, and Robert Carradine. The story focuses on the James-Younger Gang and is set in Missouri. The film was produced with a budget of $10,000,000 and generated revenue of $15,795,189.

Ry Cooder composed the music for the English-language production. It was distributed by United Artists, Netflix, and Hulu in video on demand format. The runtime is 100 minutes. Critical reception includes a review score of 6.6, 68 out of 100, and 81 percent. Audience ratings are listed as 6.657 on TMDb and 6.9 on IMDb. The film explores themes of sibling relationships and outlaws such as Jesse James and Cole Younger.

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Film · TMDB

6.7

The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of revenge.

Released: 1980-05-16100 minDir: Walter HillWestern, Action, Crime, Drama, HistoryBudget: $10.0MBox office: $15.8M

Cast

  • David Carradine as Cole Younger
  • Keith Carradine as Jim Younger
  • Robert Carradine as Bob Younger
  • James Keach as Jesse James
  • Stacy Keach as Frank James
  • Dennis Quaid as Ed Miller

Themes

  • sibling relationship
  • jesse james
  • cole younger

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Ratings

IMDb

6.9/10

14,750 votes

Year
1980
Runtime
100 min
Genres
Biography, Crime, Drama

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Main subject
James-Younger Gang
Director
Walter Hill
Screenwriter
Walter Hill
Composer
Ry Cooder
Producer
James Keach
Narrative location
Missouri
Duration
99
FilmAffinity ID
750953
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1980-07-31
title
The Long Riders
distributed by
Hulu
capital cost
10000000
review score
81%
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