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The Long Riders (1980)

★ 6.9R99 minDirector: Walter Hill

1980 film by Walter Hill

The Long Riders is a 1980 American biographical Western film directed by Walter Hill. It was produced by James Keach, Stacy Keach and Tim Zinnemann and features an original soundtrack by Ry Cooder, for which he won the Best Music award in 1980 from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards. The film was entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival.

The film is notable for having cast four sets of actual brothers to play the four sets of brothers in the James–Younger Gang.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is The Long Riders about?
The Long Riders (1980) — After the American Civil War, outlaw Jesse James forms a gang comprised of himself, his brother Frank James, Cole Younger and his two brothers, Jim Younger and Bob Younger as well as Ed Miller and his brother Clell Miller. The gang is led by Jesse James and Cole Younger. The gang
Is The Long Riders based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Long Riders scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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