The Badlanders | |
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Directed by | Delmer Daves |
Written by | Richard Collins |
Based on | The Asphalt Jungle 1949 novel by W. R. Burnett |
Produced by | Aaron Rosenberg |
Starring | Alan Ladd Ernest Borgnine |
Cinematography | John Seitz |
Edited by | William H. Webb James Baiotto |
Color process | Metrocolor |
Production company | Arcola Productions |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1,436,000[1] |
Box office | $2,105,000[1] |
The Badlanders is a 1958 American western caper film directed by Delmer Daves and starring Alan Ladd and Ernest Borgnine.[2][3] Based on the 1949 novel The Asphalt Jungle by W. R. Burnett, the story was given an 1898 setting by screenwriter Richard Collins.
It is the second film adaptation of the novel following 1950's The Asphalt Jungle. Anthony Caruso was also in the original version of the film, playing the safecracker, Ciavelli.