<Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $1.85 million (US) </Td> </Tr> <P> 3: 10 to Yuma is a 1957 American Western film starring Glenn Ford and Van Heflin and directed by Delmer Daves . The film was based on a 1953 short story by Elmore Leonard . The film is about a drought - impoverished rancher who takes on the risky job of taking a notorious outlaw to justice . In 2012, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". </P> <P> The title song, "3: 10 to Yuma", was by George Duning (music), with lyrics by Ned Washington and was sung at the beginning and end of the film by Frankie Laine . He recorded it for Columbia Records in 1957 (with the Jimmy Carroll Orchestra) and in 1960 (with the Johnny Williams Orchestra). It was also recorded by Sandy Denny in 1967 . The film was remade in 2007, directed by James Mangold and starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale . </P>

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