The Far Country

The Far Country

6.9IMDb Score
Released:1954-02-12
Genre:Western
Duration:97 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Anthony Mann
Actors:James Stewart, Ruth Roman, Corinne Calvet, Walter Brennan, John McIntire
Production:Universal International Pictures

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 Canadian town.

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