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Buchanan Rides Alone

Buchanan Rides Alone

Western · 1958

Passing through a border town, a man is caught up in a Mexican's murder of a member of the town's most powerful family.

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Buchanan Rides Alone

“DOUBLE HANGING -- DOUBLE THRILLS!”

1958 Western 1h 20m

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6.6 / 10

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Passing through a border town, a man is caught up in a Mexican's murder of a member of the town's most powerful family.

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Directed by

Budd Boetticher

Written by

Charles Lang

Randolph Scott

Randolph Scott

Tom Buchanan

Craig Stevens

Craig Stevens

Abe Carbo

Barry Kelley

Barry Kelley

Lew Agry

Tol Avery

Tol Avery

Judge Simon Agry

Peter Whitney

Peter Whitney

Amos Agry

M

Manuel Rojas

Juan de la Vega

L.Q. Jones

L.Q. Jones

Pecos Hill

Court is in session

Put Buchanan Rides Alone on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Patience is part of the point.”

Duration becomes texture. The film asks you to inhabit its world instead of merely processing its plot.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“A test of endurance, your honour.”

Stillness keeps submitting itself as meaning. At some point, contemplation needs something worth contemplating.