The Badlanders

“A treasure to steal...a woman to win...a past to forget...”

Two men are released from the Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma in 1898. One, The Dutchman, is out to get both gold and revenge from certain people in a small mining town who had him imprisoned unjustly. The other, McBain, is just trying to go straight, but that is easier said than done once The Dutchman involves him in his gold theft scheme. Based on the 1949 novel The Asphalt Jungle by W. R. Burnett, the story is given an 1898 setting. It is the second film adaptation of the novel following 1950's noir classic The Asphalt Jungle.

Director

Delmer Daves

Screenplay

Richard Collins

Novela

W.R. Burnett

Status

Released

Release date

03/09/1958

Original language

English

Budget

US$ 1 M

Box office

US$ 2 M