Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge

1988 1h 40m EN

🙌

8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

WesternTV Movie

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

Duell McCall is an outlaw on the run for a crime he didn't commit. Captured by the law and coerced into helping rescue the daughter of the evil local land baron, he finds himself drawn into an ever-deepening web of lies that threatens to cost him his life.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Alex McArthur
Duell McCall
Rod Steiger
Silas Slaten
Hoyt Axton
Sheriff Ben Tree
Alice Adair
Rachel Slaten
Dwier Brown
Jim Buckner
Lise Cutter
Nora
Lee Paul
Joshua Barrens
Tim Scott

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Compton
Writers: Larry Cohen
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

ERA

Did you know

38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

ERA

Did you know

Part of the "Desperado Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

RUNTIME

Did you know

Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Richard Compton, shot by Robert C. Jessup. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Original score by Michel Colombier. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Editor Mark W. Rosenbaum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

CAST

Did you know

Alex McArthur and Rod Steiger and Hoyt Axton carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt0095004 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Richard Compton directs. Robert C. Jessup behind the camera. Michel Colombier scores. Mark W. Rosenbaum cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Desperado Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Richard Compton, shot by Robert C. Jessup. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Michel Colombier. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Mark W. Rosenbaum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Alex McArthur and Rod Steiger and Hoyt Axton carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0095004 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.