The Long Riders (1980)


The Long Riders
Release Date16 May 1980
Budget$10,000,000
Tagline"All the world likes an outlaw. For some damn reason they remember 'em." - Jesse James
GenreBiography, Crime, History, Western
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsCalifornia, USA
LanguageSwedish, English
Sound MixMono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassOutlaw (Gunfighter) Film
ThemesSheriffs and Outlaws, Bank Robbery, Obsessive Quests
TonesTense, Visceral, Rousing, Sweeping, Atmospheric
TagsBad Guy, Bounty Hunter, Captive, Captor, Escape, Family, Good Guy, Kill, Outlaw [Western], Robbery, Showdown, Weapons

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


Cast and Crew


Cast

Cole Younger

Jim Younger

Bob Younger

Frank James

Ed Miller

Clell Miller

John Younger

George Arthur

Charlie Ford

Nicholas Guest
Bob Ford

Shelby Leverington
Annie Ralston

Mr. Reddick

Belle Starr

Sam Starr

Mrs. Samuel

Savannah Smith Boucher
Zee

Amy Stryker
Beth

James Whitmore Jr.
Mr. Rixley

John Bottoms
Mortician

West Buchanan
McCorkindale

Chadwell

Martina Deignan
Shirley Biggs

Bank Customer Graf

Vernon Biggs

Thomas Myers
Gallatin Bank Cashier

Marlise Pierrat
Wilhelmina

Glenn Robards
Doctor

Tim Rossovich
Pitts

Kate

Gary Watkins
Bank Teller Heywood

Pinkerton

Pinkerton

Steven Chambers
Pinkerton

William Traylor
Pinkerton

J. Don Ferguson
Preacher

Hugh McGraw
Singer

Prentiss Rowe
Sheriff Rowe

Stuart Mossman
Engineer

Michael Lackey
Gustavson

Mitch Greenhill
Guitarist

Bill Bryson
Banjo Player

Tom Sauber
Fiddle Player

Jimmy Medearis
Farmer

Edgar McLeod
Photographer

Luis Contreras
Man at the Bar

Kalen Keach
Little Jesse

R.B. Thrift
Archie

Musician

Director

Writer

Bill Bryden

Steven Smith

uncredited

Producer

executive producer

executive producer

Tim Zinnemann
producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Ric Waite

Editor

Freeman A. Davies

David Holden
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Casting Director

Jane Feinberg
-

Mike Fenton
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Production Designer

Jack T. Collis
-

Art Director

Peter R. Romero

Set Decorator

Richard C. Goddard

Costume Designer

Bobbie Mannix
-

Makeup Department

Michael Germain
make-up artist

Christine Lee
hair stylist

Production Manager

Gene Levy
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Peter Gries
first assistant director

Mary Lou MacLaury
second assistant director

Craig R. Baxley
second unit director

Art Department

Joe Acord
construction coordinator

Johnny Lattanzio
paint foreman

Craig Raiche
property master

Sound Department

Gordon Ecker
supervising sound editor

Robert Fernandez
dubbing mixer

Les Fresholtz
dubbing mixer

Stan Gilbert
dialogue editor

Chris McLaughlin
production sound

Marvin Walowitz
supervising sound editor: wallaWorks

James E. Webb
production sound

Joseph Holsen
sound editor

Randy Kelley
sound effects editor

Michael Minkler
sound re-recording mixer, dubbing mixer

John Roesch
foley artist

Wylie Stateman
sound editor

Special Effects

Lawrence J. Cavanaugh
special effects

Stunts

Craig R. Baxley
stunt coordinator

Jim Burk
stuntman

William H. Burton
stuntman

Steven Chambers
stuntman

Clifford Happy
stuntman

Freddie Hice
stuntman

Richard Humphreys
stuntman

Mike H. McGaughy
stuntman

Jimmy Nickerson
stuntman

Greg Walker
stuntman

Steven Burnett
stunts

Terry Leonard
stunts

Diane Peterson
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Sal Camacho
assistant cameraman

Roger Gebhard
assistant cameraman

Jim Lucas
camera operator

Frank Miller
camera operator

Rick Neff
camera operator

Harold Rabuse
key grip

Baird Steptoe
assistant cameraman

Mel Traxel
still photographer

Lance Williams
camera operator

Jim Wuertemburg
gaffer

Paul Hunt
second assistant camera

Paul Jacobsen
best boy

Jeffrey W. Petersen
electrician

Brian W. Roy
camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Tom Bronson
costume supervisor

Marie Brown
costumer

Dan Moore
costumer

Editorial Department

Donah Bassett
negative cutter

Lisa Zeno Churgin
assistant film editor

Jill Demby
associate film editor

Teri E. Dorman
assistant film editor

Richard Ritchie
color timer

Edward A. Warschilka
assistant film editor

Miriam Weeks
assistant film editor

Music Department

George Bohanon
musician

Curt Bouterse
musician

Oscar Brashear
musician

Bill Bryson
musician

music arranged by, musician

Jim Dickinson
musician

Mitch Greenhill
musician

Jim Henrikson
music editor

Milt Holland
musician

David Lindley
musician

Baboo Pierre
musician

Tom Sauber
musician

Transportation Department

Ronnie Baker
transportation coordinator

Bill Hunt
transportation captain

Other Crew

Sheila Barnes
assistant: Tim Zinnemann

Jerry Chinn
craft service

Mary F. Galloway
location manager

Sandy King
script supervisor

Jimmy Medearis
head wrangler

Dan Perri
title designer

Bob Roe
production assistant

Katina Savvidis
dance choreographer

Art Schaeffer
production accountant

Debby Steele
assistant: Stacy Keach

Robert Werden
unit publicist

Mae Woods
assistant: Walter Hill

Lisbeth Wynn-Owen
production coordinator

Rodger Jacobs
research coordinator

Production Company

Huka Productions

Distributor

United Artists

CBS Television

MGM/UA Home Entertainment
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Chapel Distribution

Reserva Especial

United Artists

Warner Home Video

Special Effects

Modern Film Effects

Optical House, The

Miscellaneous

Blowitz & Canton
public relations

Georgia Film Commission
special thanks for their help and cooperation

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Warner Bros. Records
original soundtrack recording available on






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