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The Badlanders
A treasure to steal...a woman to win...a past to forget...
Two men are released from the Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma in 1898. One, The Dutchman, is out to get both gold and revenge from certain people in a small mining town who had him imprisoned unjustly. The other, McBain, is just trying to go straight, but that is easier said than done once The Dutchman involves him in his gold theft scheme. Based on the 1949 novel The Asphalt Jungle by W. R. Burnett, the story is given an 1898 setting. It is the second film adaptation of the novel following 1950's noir classic The Asphalt Jungle.
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The Badlanders opened in theaters September 3, 1958. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Two men are released from the Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma in 1898. One, The Dutchman, is out to get both gold and revenge from certain people in a small mining town who had him imprisoned unjustly. The other, McBain, is just trying to go straight, but that is easier said than done once The Dutchman involves him in his gold theft scheme. Based on the 1949 novel The Asphalt Jungle by W. R. Burnett, the story is given an 1898 setting. It is the second film adaptation of the novel following 1950's noir classic The Asphalt Jungle.
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Cast
Alan LaddPeter Van Hoek (The Dutchman)
Ernest BorgnineJohn McBain
Katy JuradoAnita
Claire KellyAda Winton
Kent SmithCyril Lounsberry
Nehemiah PersoffVincente (The Powder Monkey)
Robert EmhardtSample
Anthony CarusoComancheCredits
- Directed by
- Delmer Daves
- Written by
- Richard Collins, W.R. Burnett
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $1.4M
- Box office
- $2M
Production
- Arcola PicturesUnited States
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerUnited States