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The Far Country is a 1955 American western movie directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their fifth and final collaboration.

Plot

Dreamer Jeff Webster (James Stewart) hears of the Klondike gold rush and leaves for Alaska with friend Ben Tatum (Walter Brennan) with a herd of cattle. When he arrives he finds widespread lawlessness, but ignores it until it knocks on his door.

James Stewart and Anthony Mann

James Stewart starred in five classic western movies by director Anthony Mann. In all five he plays a man that is haunted by the past. The films are famous for their groundbreaking use of the landscape to portray the characters feelings.

Winchester '73 (1950)
Bend of the River
(1952)
The Naked Spur
(1953)
The Man from Laramie
(1955)
The Far Country
(1955)

Cast

James Stewart as Jeff Webster
Ruth Roman as Ronda Castle
Walter Brennan as Ben Tatum
Corinne Calvet as Renee Vallon
John McIntire as Sheriff Gannon
Jay C. Flippen as Marshal Rube Morris
Harry Morgan as Ketchum

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