| Hi-Riders | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Greydon Clark |
| Written by | Greydon Clark |
| Produced by | Mike MacFarland |
| Starring | Wm. J. Beaudine Mel Ferrer Stephen McNally Darby Hinton Ralph Meeker Neville Brand |
| Cinematography | Dean Cundey |
| Edited by | Earl Watson |
| Music by | Gerald Lee |
| Distributed by | Dimension Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hi-Riders is a 1978 action film written and directed by Greydon Clark. [1]
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