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📅 1982 ⏱️ 96 min ⭐ 6.5/10 👥 51 votes
🎭 Western, TV Movie

After starring in "The Sacketts", Tom Selleck and Sam Elliott team up again but this time as Mac and Dal Traven, in a movie based on a classic Louis L'Amour novel. They are brothers, who meet up at the end of the Civil War fighting on opposite sides. They go home only to find their family in dire need and their sisters and brother kidnapped by ruthless raiders. They set out to rescue their family.

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Detailed Plot Summary

After starring in "The Sacketts", Tom Selleck and Sam Elliott team up again but this time as Mac and Dal Traven, in a movie based on a classic Louis L'Amour novel. They are brothers, who meet up at the end of the Civil War fighting on opposite sides. They go home only to find their family in dire need and their sisters and brother kidnapped by ruthless raiders. They set out to rescue their family.

Story Analysis

This 96-minute Western/TV Movie takes viewers on an immersive journey through its narrative. The plot development showcases exceptional storytelling with carefully crafted character arcs and thematic depth.

Director

Andrew V. McLaglen

Main Cast

Tom Selleck
Tom Selleck as Mac Traven
Sam Elliott
Sam Elliott as Dal Traven
Ben Johnson
Ben Johnson as Uncle 'Black Jack' Traven
Geoffrey Lewis
Geoffrey Lewis as Major Cooper Ashbury, Comanchero Leader
Jeff Osterhage as Jesse Traven
Gene Evans
Gene Evans as Colonel Holiday Hammond, Gunrunner
Katharine Ross
Katharine Ross as Kate Connery / Sister Katherine
Dominique Dunne
Dominique Dunne as Sissy Traven
Scanlon Gail
Scanlon Gail as Yankee Officer
R.G. Armstrong
R.G. Armstrong as Sheriff Miles Gillette
Marshall R. Teague
Marshall R. Teague as Lieutenant Butler
Jane Greer
Jane Greer as Ma Traven
Harry Carey, Jr.
Harry Carey, Jr. as Pa Traven
Jeannetta Arnette
Jeannetta Arnette as Southern Belle
Kristina David as Renfro Damsel

Writers

Jim Byrnes

Producers

Dennis Durney

Production Information

Release Date: September 28, 1982
Runtime: 96 minutes
Original Language: EN
Production Companies: CBS Entertainment Productions, Columbia Pictures Television, The Pegasus Group
Filming Locations: United States of America

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User Reviews & Ratings

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👤 John Chard ⭐ 5/10
📅 January 2, 2017

The Traven Brothers.

The Shadow Riders is directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and adapted to screenplay by Jim Byrnes from the novel written by Louis L'Amour. It stars Tom Selleck, Sam Elliott, Katharine Ross, Dominique Dunne, Ben Johnson and Geoffrey Lewis. Music is by Jerrold Immel and cinematography by Jack Whitman.

A CBS TV production, The Shadow Riders has Selleck (Mac Traven) and Elliott (Dal Traven) as brothers, who even though they fought on different sides in the Civil War, there fondn...

👤 Wuchak ⭐ 6/10
📅 March 11, 2026

**_Selleck and Sam Elliott as brothers chasing Confederate renegades_**

While this is not a sequel to “The Sacketts” from three years earlier, it features five of the main actors of that 2-part film (aka ‘miniseries’), as well as the writers, Louis L'Amour and Jim Byrnes. Selleck and Elliott, as well as Jeff Osterhage, all wanted to play in another Western together and so they contacted L’Amour about it and this movie is the result. The events take place in the weeks after Lee surrendered to ...

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