Ride in the Whirlwind
1966 · Movie · G · 82 min · ★ 6.2 · 87% critics
After stopping at a remote cabin, three cowboys are mistaken for outlaws and swept into a deadly chase across harsh frontier country. As a posse closes in, survival matters more than proving innocence in this lean, unforgiving western.
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Details
- Years
- 1966
- Release date
- 1966-10-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (103 votes)
- Budget
- $75,000
About
You may like this if you enjoy stripped-down, morally uneasy westerns with a harsh, realistic mood, somewhere between High Noon and Man in the Shadow; Not for you if you want fast pacing or crowd-pleasing heroics.
Pros: tense chase setup; bleak frontier mood; thoughtful moral angle | Cons: slow pace; sparse character depth; low-key excitement
Themes
- robbery
- outlaw
- vigilante
- false accusations
- pursuit
- on the road
- hanged man
- confrontation
Cast & crew
Cameron Mitchell
as Vern
Jack Nicholson
as Wes
Millie Perkins
as Abigail
Katherine Squire
as Catherine
George Mitchell
as Evan
Rupert Crosse
as Indian Joe
Harry Dean Stanton
as Blind Dick
- TF
Tom Filer
as Otis
- BM
B. J. Merholz
as Edgar
- PC
Peter Cannon
as Hagerman
Directed by Monte Hellman