Directed by:
Edward DmytrykCinematography:
Joseph MacDonaldComposer:
Johnny GreenCast:
William Holden, Richard Widmark, Janice Rule, Patrick O'Neal, Victoria Shaw, Arthur Franz, Harry Carey Jr., Howard Caine, Mauritz Hugo, Mantan Moreland (more)VOD (1)
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Renegade adventurer and cattle driver Alvarez Kelly, hired to drive a herd of cattle from New Mexico to Virginia, finds himself stuck between a rock and hard place as his journey takes him into the midst of the battling Northern and Southern armies in the American Civil War. With no loyalties to either side, Kelly is the ideal man for this cattle drive until he is captured by Confederate Colonel Tom Rossiter and forcefully persuaded to change his route, taking the cattle south in order to feed the famished Confederates. With attacks from the Union Army ever threatening, Kelly soon finds not only his cattle, but also his very life in dire jeopardy. (official distributor synopsis)
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A western centered around real cowboys, specifically cattle drivers. They are trying to get the stolen herd of cows to where they were originally supposed to go. I was a little disappointed with the way the cow scenes were shot, but then again, it was 1966. A slightly different themed western, and it suited it quite well, thanks to the audience-friendly characters.
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