The Far Country
Studio: Universal-International
Starring: James Stewart, Ruth Roman, Walter Brennan
Director: Anthony Mann
Writer: Borden Chase
Producer: Aaron Rosenberg
The Far Country is a 1954 American Technicolor Western film directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart, Ruth Roman, Walter Brennan, John McIntire and Corinne Calvet. Written by Borden Chase, the film is about a self-minded adventurer who locks horns with an evil, corrupt judge while driving cattle to Dawson, Yukon Territory.
Trivia
- The character of Gannon may be loosely based on that of Soapy Smith, a confidence artist and gang leader who ran the town of Skagway during the Alaska Gold Rush.
- The cattle were driven to Seattle, shipped to Skagway, and then driven further to Dawson, to total about 1,500 miles driven distance.
- Filming locations Athabasca Glacier, Alberta, Canada Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada James Stewart had developed such a rapport with his horse "Pie" that he rode in 17 films including this.
Previous Showings
6 Runs • 5 Festivals
4,538 tickets sold
All runs on record (6):
- January 22 - 25, 1994 · 788 ticketsw/ The Man from Laramie
- May 8 - 9, 2004 · 865 ticketsjstewart-2004w/ The Saint Strikes Back
- June 12 - 13, 2008 · 690 ticketsSummer 2008 Bette Davis, James Stewart, silent films and more!w/ Bend of the River
- July 29 - 31, 2015 · 584 ticketsSummer 2015 Forty Classics from the Golden Age Including Kurosawa in Augustw/ Winchester '73
- June 28 - 30, 2019 · 1,204 ticketsJames Stewart Festivalw/ The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
- November 27 - 28, 2025 · 407 ticketsClassic Westernsw/ The Naked Spur