The Long Riders
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| The Long Riders | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Walter Hill |
| Starring | James Keach Stacy Keach David Carradine Robert Carradine Keith Carradine Dennis Quaid Randy Quaid Christopher Guest Nicholas Guest |
| Music by | Ry Cooder |
| Release date(s) | 1980 |
| Running time | 99 min. |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
The Long Riders is a 1980 Western directed by Walter Hill. It was produced by James Keach, Stacy Keach and Tim Zinnemann and featured an original soundtrack by Ry Cooder. Cooder won the Best Music award in 1980 from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards for this soundtrack.
[edit] Plot
The Long Riders depicts the lives of the James-Younger gang. While the film is (for the most part) historically accurate, it omits their early career as guerilla fighters against the Union Army during the latter stages of the American Civil War.
The film shows, in graphic detail, the fateful shootout in Northfield, Minnesota in which several of the gang were killed trying to rob the bank.
[edit] Cast
The Long Riders is a notable film in part due to Hill's decision to cast four sets of actor brothers as the real-life sets of brothers:
- The Keaches: Jesse James (James) and Frank James (Stacey)
- The Carradines: Cole Younger (David), Jim Younger (Keith) and Bob Younger (Robert)
- The Quaids: Ed Miller (Dennis) and Clell Miller (Randy)
- The Guests: Charley Ford (Christopher) and Robert Ford (Nicholas)
It also features an uncredited appearance by Ever Carradine, daughter of Robert Carradine and niece to David and Keith Carradine.
[edit] External links
- Koller, Michael. "The Long Riders and Wild Bill", Sense of Cinema.
- Film review
