Summary
After starring in "The Sacketts", Tom Selleck and Sam Elliott team up again but this time as Mac and Dal Traven, in a movie based on a classic Louis L'Amour novel.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 65GoodWatch 65
IMDb6.6
Letterboxd · 1 K ratings3.2/5
Running time
1 h 36 min
Shorter than most westerns, −11 min on the typical 107
typical 10796Half of all westerns run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 42 more
Released
1982
September 28, 1982
44 years ago
Genres
WesternTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyComfort WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids.
and 12 more17 people
- Tom SelleckMac Traven
- Sam ElliottDal Traven
- Ben JohnsonUncle 'Black Jack' Traven
- Geoffrey LewisMajor Cooper Ashbury, Comanchero Leader
- Jeff OsterhageJesse Traven
- Gene EvansColonel Holiday Hammond, Gunrunner
- Katharine RossKate Connery / Sister Katherine
- Dominique DunneSissy Traven
Scanlon GailYankee Officer
R.G. ArmstrongSheriff Miles Gillette
Marshall R. TeagueLieutenant Butler
Jane GreerMa Traven
Harry Carey Jr.Pa Traven
Jeannetta ArnetteSouthern Belle- KDKristina DavidRenfro Damsel
- BFBen FuhrmanDevol
Owen OrrFrank King
Directing · 1
- Andrew V. McLaglen Director
Writing · 2
- Jim Byrnes Screenplay
- Louis L'Amour Novel
Production · 2
- Dennis Durney Producer
- Fran Bascom Casting
Camera · 1
- Jack Whitman Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Bud Friedgen Editor
Sound · 1
- Jerrold Immel Original Music Composer
Art · 4
- Jack De Shields Production Design
- Ross Bellah Art Direction
- David Horowitz Set Decoration
- Audrey A. Blasdel Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Grady Hunt Costume Design
- Fred Williams Makeup Artist
- Judy Crown Hairstylist
- Lon Bentley Makeup Artist
Other crew · 2
- Calvin Joe Acord Special Effects
- Bill Clove Special Effects
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