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6.5/10 • 30

1965-07-071h 52m

DramaActionWesternRomance

Eee-Yo!!! Here comes the Glory Guys!

Though a fictionalized Western based on George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, the film is almost a generic war story covering the enlistment, training, and operational deployment of a group of recruits that could take place in any time period.

Directors
Arnold Laven
Writters
Sam Peckinpah
Editors
Sam Peckinpah, Melvin Shapiro

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Tom Tryon

    Tom Tryon

    Capt. Demas Harrod

  2. Harve Presnell

    Harve Presnell

    Sol Rogers

  3. Senta Berger

    Senta Berger

    Lou Woddard

  4. Michael Anderson Jr.

    Michael Anderson Jr.

    Pvt. Martin Hale

  5. James Caan

    James Caan

    Pvt. Anthony Dugan

  6. Slim Pickens

    Slim Pickens

    Sgt. James Gregory

  7. Erik Holland

    Erik Holland

    Pvt. Clark Gentry

  8. Adam Williams

    Adam Williams

    Pvt. Lucas Crain

  9. Andrew Duggan

    Andrew Duggan

    Gen. Frederick McCabe

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CinemaSerf

Sep 5, 2024

6/10

This is way too long, but maybe the absence of a star to top the billing gives the plot a little more of a chance, and the story is OK. It's a not unfamiliar love triangle type of tale - with soldiers "Harrod" (Tom Tryon) and "Rogers" (Harve Presnell) vying for the affections of the rather fickle "Lou" (Senta Berger) who seems to me quite adept at stringing both men along quite nicely. Once we escape from the rather dull romantic elements, the action sequences as both men have to put their hormonal differences aside and focus on the marauding Sioux start to hot up, and soon we've got a decent amount of whooping and tomahawk throwing as the army and the natives square up for quite a conflagration. It's colourful and entertaining once it gets going and though it offers little new, it is still a well produced and photographed western which with some pruning (almost all of the romance could go for a start) would still make for a decent cavalry story.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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