Release Date: 1975
DVD Release Date: April 2nd, 2002
PG |2 hr 11 min
Plot SummaryA disparate group of individuals enter a horse race through 700 miles of the Wild West to win a large cash prize. The contestants include two ex-Rough Riders (Gene Hackman, James Coburn), an aging cowboy who refuses to slow down (Ben Johnson), an inexperienced youth (Jan-Michael Vincent), a Mexican (Mario Arteaga), an Englishman (Ian Bannen) and a woman (Candice Bergen). Over the course of the trek, the riders begin to shed their biases toward gender, race and age, and appreciate one another.
Cast: Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen, James Coburn, Ben Johnson, Ian Bannen, Jan-Michael Vincent, Mario Arteaga, Robert Donner
Director: Richard Brooks
Genres: Western
Production Co: Vista, Columbia Pictures Corporation, Persky-Bright Productions
Keywords: Rivalry, Quest, Rousing, Inspiring, Competition
