Two men are released from the Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma in 1898. One, The Dutchman, is out to get both gold and revenge from certain people in a small mining town who had him imprisoned unjustly. The other, McBain, is just trying to go straight, but that is easier said than done once The Dutchman involves him in his gold theft scheme. Based on the 1949 novel The Asphalt Jungle by W. R. Burnett, the story is given an 1898 setting. It is the second film adaptation of the novel following 1950's noir classic The Asphalt Jungle.
Unfortunately the movie The Badlanders is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | Richard Collins | Screenplay |
| Writing | W.R. Burnett | Novel |
| Directing | Delmer Daves | Director |
| Art | William A. Horning | Art Direction |
| Directing | Ridgeway Callow | Assistant Director |
| Art | Jack Mills | Set Decoration |
| Art | Henry Grace | Set Decoration |
| Art | Daniel B. Cathcart | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Truwe | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Wesley C. Miller | Recording Supervision |
| Production | Aaron Rosenberg | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sydney Guilaroff | Hairstylist |
| Editing | James Baiotto | Editor |
| Editing | William H. Webb | Editor |
| Camera | John F. Seitz | Director of Photography |
