John Wayne,
William Holden,
Constance Towers,
Althea Gibson,
Hoot Gibson
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Based on an actual Civil War mission, Colonel Marlowe (John Wayne) and Major Kendall (William Holden) are ordered by General Grant to take three regiments 300 miles into enemy territory. They must des... read more
DVD Release Date: May 8, 2001
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October 27, 2011fb1664868775Not one of the essential Ford/Wayne westerns but nevertheless a strong film. Wayne and Holden are great and Ford's vivid visual style is striking.
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December 30, 2010Another fantastic Wayne/Ford classic. The Searchers seems to have a lot in common with this film as far as themes and actors, so it tends to remind me of it a lot at times.
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January 4, 2009This John Ford's frontier actioner packed with laughter, romance and thrills. Based on a true incident during the Civil War, this is a minor, but enjoyable. John Wayne and William Holden play well-matched adversaries.
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June 5, 2007The John Ford/John Wayne partnership is probably the most reliable in the history of the western, although it can seem a little difficult to tell some of them apart. Stoic union colonel Wayne is joined by humanitarian doctor William Holden and a captive southern belle for a typic... read more
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April 27, 2009Sometimes looks can be deceiving. With John Wayne, William Holden and John Ford all working on the same movie I think that my expectations were really high, so I came out of this a little disappointed. I was just expecting so much from these guys.
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April 16, 2012Actually a pretty good John Wayne movie. Loosely based on the Civil War cavalry raid by Union Colonel Benjamin Grierson who succeeded in tying down 3 Confederate armies that were taken away from Vicksburg just as Grant moved towards the city. Uniforms were well done.
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November 28, 2007I am not a Wayne fan AT ALL, but Holden and Wayne together are a good team, Holden playing the straight man in this really good civil war adventure.
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February 19, 2007"Colonel Secord doesn't seem to understand that the coffee tastes better when the latrines are dug downstream instead of upstream"
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October 12, 2006Another great movie done by John Ford and John Wayne set during the Civil War where John spends more time fighting with William Holden than the enemy.
Critic Reviews
July 19, 2011
Peter Canavese, Groucho Reviews
May 6, 2007
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Though not one of John Ford-John Wayne's best collaborations, this Civil War Western has some merits, primarily visual, but also thematic in positing the military (Wayne) verus the medical profession ... Full Review
April 30, 2007
Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Fine Wayne and Ford western with equally strong Holden.
January 1, 2000
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
This is a quintessential John Ford Western. Full Review
May 8, 2005
Linda Cook, Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
No review available.
August 25, 2004
Thomas Delapa, Boulder Weekly
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