Working from a script by Jack Nicholson, Monte Hellman fashioned this moody, tense western about a trio of cowhands who are mistaken for robbers and must outrun and hide from a posse of bloodthirsty vigilantes in the wilds of Utah. A grim yet gripping tale of chance and frontier justice, Ride in the Whirlwind is brought to life by its cast, including legends-to-be Nicholson and Harry Dean Stanton.
