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Directed by | James Mangold |
Produced by | Cathy Konrad |
Screenplay by | Halsted Welles Michael Brandt Derek Haas |
Based on |
Three-Ten to Yuma by Elmore Leonard |
Starring |
Russell Crowe Christian Bale Peter Fonda Gretchen Mol Ben Foster Dallas Roberts Alan Tudyk Vinessa Shaw Logan Lerman |
Music by | Marco Beltrami |
Cinematography | Phedon Papamichael |
Edited by | Michael McCusker |
Production
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Relativity Media
Tree Line Film |
Distributed by | Lionsgate |
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Running time
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122 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $55 million |
Box office | $70 million |
3:10 to Yuma is a 2007 American Western film directed by James Mangold and produced by Cathy Konrad, and starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale in the lead roles, with supporting performances by Peter Fonda, Gretchen Mol, Ben Foster, Dallas Roberts, Alan Tudyk, Vinessa Shaw, and Logan Lerman. It is about a rancher (Bale) who takes on the dangerous job of taking a notorious outlaw (Crowe) to justice, and the latter developing a for his captor. It is a remake of the 1957 film of the same name, making it the second adaptation of Elmore Leonard's short story "Three-Ten to Yuma". Filming took place in various locations in New Mexico. 3:10 to Yuma opened September 7, 2007, in the United States and received positive reviews from critics.
Dan Evans (Bale) is an impoverished rancher and Civil War veteran. He owes money to Glen Hollander (Loftin) and when he fails to pay, two of Hollander's men set fire to his barn. The next morning, as Evans and his two sons look for their herd, they stumble upon outlaw Ben Wade (Crowe) and his gang, who have taken advantage of Evans' cattle in order to block the road and ambush an armored stagecoach staffed by Pinkerton agents. As Wade's outfit loots the upended stage, Wade discovers Evans and his two sons watching from the hills. Determining that they pose no threat to him and his gang, Wade takes their horses and tells Evans that he will leave them tied up on the road to Bisbee. Wade's gang departs, and Evans rescues the lone surviving coach guard, Byron McElroy (Fonda), left alive but severely wounded by Wade.