The Shadow Riders

Name: The Shadow Riders
Genre: Western, TV Movie
Released: 1982-09-28
Duration: 1 h 36 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Tom Selleck, Sam Elliott, Ben Johnson, Geoffrey Lewis, Jeff Osterhage

1982·Movie·PG·96 min·★ 6.5(55)

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“Sometimes you have to start a war to finish one.”

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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About The Shadow Riders

The Shadow Riders is a 1982 English-language western and tv movie film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. The cast is led by Tom Selleck, Sam Elliott, Ben Johnson. It has a runtime of 1h 36m. Viewers rate it 6.5/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on fuboTV, The Roku Channel, Tubi TV.

The Shadow Riders was produced by CBS Entertainment Productions, Columbia Pictures Television, and The Pegasus Group and made in United States of America. It was released on September 28, 1982, and carries a PG certification.

Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Writers: Jim Byrnes
Release date: September 28, 1982
Original language: English
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: CBS Entertainment Productions, Columbia Pictures Television, The Pegasus Group

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The Shadow Riders cast & crew

The Shadow Riders was directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and written by Jim Byrnes.

The cast features Tom Selleck as Mac Traven, Sam Elliott as Dal Traven, Ben Johnson as Uncle 'Black Jack' Traven, Geoffrey Lewis as Major Cooper Ashbury, Comanchero Leader, Jeff Osterhage as Jesse Traven, and Gene Evans as Colonel Holiday Hammond, Gunrunner.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Jerrold Immel, cinematography is by Jack Whitman, and it was produced by Dennis Durney.

Is The Shadow Riders worth watching?

The Shadow Riders holds an audience score of 6.5/10 from 55 ratings, a solidly received western films.

At 1h 36m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy western and tv movie, The Shadow Riders is worth a place on your watchlist.

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