The Far Country poster
Director Anthony Mann
Screenplay Borden Chase

The Far Country

Tagline: RENEE...the innocent...and the untamed...BEN...the gambler...and the loser...GANNON...the law...and the noose...RUBE...the friendless...and the afraid.

Release Date: 1954-02-12

Duration: 97 minutes

Synopsis

In 1896, Jeff Webster sees the start of the Klondike gold rush as a golden opportunity to make a fortune in beef...and woe betide anyone standing in his way! He drives a cattle herd from Wyoming to Seattle, by ship to Skagway, and (after a delay caused by larcenous town boss Gannon) through the mountains to Dawson. There, he and his partner Ben Tatum get into the gold business themselves. Two lovely women fall for misanthropic Jeff, but he believes in every-man-for-himself, turning his back on growing lawlessness...until it finally strikes home.

Casting

  • James Stewart
    Jeff Webster
  • Kathleen Freeman
    Grits
  • Stuart Randall
    Capt. Benson (uncredited)
  • Jack Elam
    Frank Newberry
  • Walter Brennan
    Ben Tatum
  • Robert J. Wilke
    Madden
  • Ruth Roman
    Ronda Castle
  • Steve Brodie
    Ives
  • Forbes Murray
    Townsman (uncredited)
  • Royal Dano
    Luke