The Far Country (film)

The Far Country
Theatrical release poster by Reynold Brown
Directed byAnthony Mann
Written byBorden Chase
Produced byAaron Rosenberg
StarringJames Stewart
Ruth Roman
Corinne Calvet
Walter Brennan
CinematographyWilliam H. Daniels
Edited byRussell F. Schoengarth
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
22 July 1954 (London)
  • February 12, 1955 (1955-02-12) (New York City)
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Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2.5 million (US)[3]

The Far Country is a 1954 American Technicolor Western film directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart, Ruth Roman, Walter Brennan, John McIntire and Corinne Calvet. Written by Borden Chase, the film is about a self-minded adventurer who locks horns with an evil, corrupt judge while driving cattle to Dawson, Yukon Territory. It is one of the few Westerns to be set in Alaska — others include The Spoilers (1955) and North to Alaska (1960) — although it was not filmed there.[4] This was the fourth Western film collaboration between Anthony Mann and James Stewart. The supporting cast features Jay C. Flippen, Harry Morgan, Steve Brodie, Robert J. Wilke, Chubby Johnson, Royal Dano and Jack Elam.

  1. ^ British Newspaper Archive
  2. ^ AFI
  3. ^ 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1955', Variety Weekly, January 25, 1956
  4. ^ "The Far Country". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved March 21, 2012.