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The Horse Soldiers

1959

John Ford

John Wayne, William Holden, Constance Towers, Althea Gibson ...

7.6

4,909

War. Western. Adventure A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail/supply centre. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The secret plan for the mission is overheard by a southern belle who must be taken along to assure her silence. The Union officers each have different reasons for wanting to be on the mission.

	Author	Review
United States	Variety Staff Variety	"Give John Ford a company of brawny men, let him train his cameras on the US cavalry and provide a script with plenty of action and he’s off on the road to glory."	POS
United States	TV Guide	"Ford is such a master of his craft that he injects enough personal spark into the material to nearly override the script's deficiencies, but [it] is the work of a distracted, tired, and somewhat bored artist"	NEU
United Kingdom	Tony Sloman Radio Times	"Ford's marvellous set pieces and stunning use of landscape are genuinely thrilling (...) A minor masterpiece from a major director (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Time Out	"Underrated Civil War Western, leisurely and sometimes simplistic, but mostly quintessential Ford"	NEU

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