Riders of the Purple Sage (1996 film)
Riders of the Purple Sage | |
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Genre | Western |
Based on | Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey |
Screenplay by | Gill Dennis |
Directed by | Charles Haid |
Starring | Ed Harris Amy Madigan Henry Thomas Robin Tunney |
Theme music composer | Arthur Kempel |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Executive producers | Ed Harris Amy Madigan David A. Rosemont |
Producers | Thomas John Kane Stella Theodoulou (associate producer) |
Production locations | Moab, Utah |
Cinematography | William Wages |
Editor | David Holden |
Running time | 98 minutes |
Production companies | Amer Productions Rosemont Productions International Zeke Productions |
Distributor | TNT |
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Original network | TNT |
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Riders of the Purple Sage is a 1996 TV-movie based on the Western novel by Zane Grey, directed by Charles Haid, adapted by Gil Dennis, and starring Ed Harris as Lassiter and Amy Madigan as Jane Withersteen.[1][2]
Plot[]
A homesteader joins forces with a mysterious gunslinger to protect her land from a town that's turned against her.
Production[]
This TNT Original Production is the fifth screen adaptation of Grey's novel across an eight-decade span.[3]
Reception[]
Variety described the film as "moody" and saying that, "Charles Haid directs efficiently, with occasional moments of artiness — including filming a falling horse from several angles and cross-editing them, and action in a genuinely spooky thunderstorm."[4]
References[]
- ^ "Riders of the Purple Sage Reviews". TV Guide. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ "Riders of the Purple Sage". TCM. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ May, Stephen J. (2021). Zane Grey's Riders of the Purple Sage: The Real Story Behind the Wild West’s Greatest Tale. TwoDot. pp. 190–191. ISBN 9781493049028.
- ^ Everett, Todd (January 14, 1996). "Riders of the Purple Sage". Variety. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1996 television films
- 1996 films
- 1990s Western (genre) films
- Films based on works by Zane Grey
- American films
- American Western (genre) films
- Films based on American novels
- Films shot in Utah
- TNT Network original films
- Films directed by Charles Haid
- Western (genre) film stubs
- 1990s film stubs
- American television film stubs