1980 · western · outlaw · james-gang
The Long Riders
Directed by Walter Hill1h 40m1980
The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of revenge.
Our read: The Long Riders (1980) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded western · outlaw · james-gang entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, measured western / outlaw, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- sombre
- brisk
- intense
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