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The Desperate Trail

The Desperate Trail

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 9, 1995

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

Western, Action, Drama, Crime

User Score

48%

Original Title

The Desperate Trail

Production Companies

Turner Home Entertainment, Motion Picture Corporation of America

Director

P.J. Pesce

Description

Amiable con man Jack Cooper is on a westbound stagecoach, headed for the next batch of suckers who will mistake him for an easy mark. Fiery Sarah O'Rourke rides the same coach, handcuffed to lawman Bill Speakes and headed for the hangman. In a few hours, all should reach their destinations. But the trail they travel takes an unexpected turn: Cooper and O'Rourke are soon off the stage and running for their lives. The law ends and the chase begins in a very alive tale of wanted-dead-or-alive fugitives (Linda Fiorentino and Craig Sheffer) pursued by a marshal (Sam Elliott) who's a law unto himself.