Legends of the Fall vs Riders of the Whistling Pines
Legends of the Fall has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 5/10 for Riders of the Whistling Pines). Riders of the Whistling Pines is the shorter watch at 1h 10m compared with 2h 13m. Riders of the Whistling Pines is the older of the two (1949 against 1994). Both are action, drama, western movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Legends of the Fall
Riders of the Whistling Pines| Legends of the Fall | Riders of the Whistling Pines | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 5.0/10 |
| Year | 1994 | 1949 |
| Length | 2h 13m | 1h 10m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Romance, War, Western | Action, Drama, Music, Western |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Edward Zwick | John English |
| Main cast | Julia Ormond, Anthony Hopkins, Henry Thomas, Aidan Quinn, Brad Pitt | Gene Autry, Champion, Patricia Barry, Jimmy Lloyd, Douglass Dumbrille |
Synopsis
Legends of the Fall
In early 20th-century Montana, Col. William Ludlow lives on a ranch in the wilderness with his sons, Alfred, Tristan, and Samuel. Eventually, the unconventional but close-knit family are bound by loyalty, tested by war, and torn apart by love, as told over the course of several decades in this epic saga.
Riders of the Whistling Pines
While trailing Forest Ranger Charles Carter, who is suspected of permitting lumber man Henry Mitchell to cut restricted timber, Gene fires at a dangerous mountain lion and apparently kills Carter. Actually, Bill Wright, Mitchell's associate, killed Carter because the ranger had discovered tussock moth infestation in the forest, and if the infestation was not reported, the trees would die and have to be cut, thereby profiting Mitchell and…
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