The Badlanders
Seen it?1958 | 85 min | Western, Crime
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans. If you loved The Asphalt Jungle or The Night of the Hunter, start here.
- The mood
- Gritty.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 25 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1958: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$2 million worldwide on a $1 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 10K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Delmer Daves
- 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 CarusoComanche
- Adam WilliamsDeputy Leslie
- Ford RaineyYuma Prison Warden