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Unaware that the Civil War has ended, Col. John Henry Thomas (John Wayne) successfully attacks a Confederate company led by James Langdon (Rock Hudson). With the remnants of Langdon's squadron fleeing to Mexico, Thomas and his adopted Native American son, Blue Boy (Roman Gabriel), gather a herd of horses and head for the border with their company, to sell them. After Langdon's caravan is captured by a Mexican general (Tony Aguilar), Thomas nobly sacrifices the horses to free them.

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Derek Malcolm

Guardian

I suppose I should welcome it with open arms. But I can't. We are in the country Ford trod better, nice as the scenery is.

Mar 11, 2022

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Unfortunately, McLaglen is never able to draw his threads together. As in his The Way West, he takes a panoramic theme and then gets so close to it that we lose sight of the whole.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 23, 2004

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Michael Billington

Birmingham Post

Morally the film is impeccable: it is a salutary hymn to the virtues of forgiving and forgetting, helping one's neighbor and burying hatchets somewhere other than in people's heads.

Mar 11, 2022

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Richard Schickel

LIFE

The old frontier is alive and well in the Duke's mind and in that of his director, Andrew V. McLaglen.

Nov 1, 2021

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Trevor Grove

The Spectator

A large measure of their success is due to an accomplished screenplay by Waldo Salt-pungent, racy, and with a nice line in over the shoulder throwaways.

Feb 21, 2019

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James Plath

Movie Metropolis

While the action is decent, the plot is just a little too strained, the dialogue too wooden, and Hudson overmatched in this John Wayne vehicle.

Rated: 6/10

Dec 10, 2013

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SICKS6SIX With an average of 54 I'm a bit surprised. In a world of CGI. Car crashes. Helicopter gun ships and over acting from duff actors the big leggy Western is a a welcome break. Sit back enjoy the vistas and remember how long back this was made. Half a century back and it looks like it was just released. I keep thinking westerns are not for me but after watching the dross served up on Netflix (sub suspended) this is a welcome break. 3-1/2 stars. So not awesome but not bad either. Middle of the road. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/24/22 Full Review Liam D John Wayne is still entertaining but you can tell his tricks are starting to be stale Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/25/21 Full Review Audience Member Does what it says on the tin. Didn't need much else with John Wayne, great set design & wonderful panoramic cinematography that's perhaps too grandiose for this story, if I am to nit-pick. Simply a solid Western, with some genuinely funny & heart-warming moments throughout. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member good late career western from Wayne Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Very good depiction of an actual historical event. Great lines and acting. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Standard JW fayre. Slow to start but with some good action moments and very good horse stunts. Average but not bad. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Andrew V. McLaglen Director John Wayne Col. John Henry Thomas Rock Hudson Col. James Langdon Tony Aguilar Juarista Gen. Rojas Roman Gabriel Blue Boy Marian McCargo Ann Langdon

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Synopsis Unaware that the Civil War has ended, Col. John Henry Thomas (John Wayne) successfully attacks a Confederate company led by James Langdon (Rock Hudson). With the remnants of Langdon's squadron fleeing to Mexico, Thomas and his adopted Native American son, Blue Boy (Roman Gabriel), gather a herd of horses and head for the border with their company, to sell them. After Langdon's caravan is captured by a Mexican general (Tony Aguilar), Thomas nobly sacrifices the horses to free them.

Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Producer: Robert L. Jacks
Screenwriter: James Lee Barrett
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox
Rating: G
Genre: Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Runtime: 1h 59m