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The Shadow Riders

1982 · 96 min

A sturdy, old-fashioned Western adventure that feels like a comfortable TV movie, with brotherly banter and a straightforward rescue mission.

Directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen
Genres: Western, Tv movie
Starring: Tom Selleck, Sam Elliott, Ben Johnson

Tagline: Sometimes you have to start a war to finish one.
Overview: After starring in "The Sacketts", Tom Selleck and Sam Elliott team up again but this time as Mac and Dal Traven, in a movie based on a classic Louis L'Amour novel. They are brothers, who meet up at the end of the Civil War fighting on opposite sides. They go home only to find their family in dire need and their sisters and brother kidnapped by ruthless raiders. They set out to rescue their family.

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Directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen
Genres: Western, Tv movie
Starring: Tom Selleck, Sam Elliott, Ben Johnson

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
loyalty
survival
justice
redemption
Places: countryside
small town
wilderness
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	6
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: western, tv movie
Directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen
Written by: Jim Byrnes
Starring: Tom Selleck, Sam Elliott, Ben Johnson, Geoffrey Lewis, Jeff Osterhage, Gene Evans, Katharine Ross, Dominique Dunne
Music: Jerrold Immel
Cinematography: Jack Whitman
Runtime: 96 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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