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The Horse Soldiers is a american film of genre War directed by John Ford released in USA on 11 june 1959 with John Wayne

The Horse Soldiers (1959)

The Horse Soldiers
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Released in USA 11 june 1959
Length 1h55
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres War,    Action,    Adventure,    Historical,    Western
Rating70% 3.5482553.5482553.5482553.5482553.548255

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The Horse Soldiers (1959) is a drama film set in Mississippi during the American Civil War. Loosely based on Harold Sinclair's 1965 novel by the same name, it was directed by John Ford and starred John Wayne, William Holden and Constance Towers. Althea Gibson, US tennis champion, had a minor role and insisted that her dialogue be rewritten, as she found its dialect demeaning. John Lee Mahin and Martin Rackin produced the movie and wrote its screenplay.

Synopsis

A Union cavalry brigade, led by Colonel John Marlowe (John Wayne), is sent on a raid behind Confederate lines to destroy a railroad and supply depot at Newton Station. Before the war, Marlowe had been a railroad building engineer. With the troop is a new regimental surgeon, Major Henry Kendall (William Holden), who seems to be constantly at odds with his commander. Kendall is torn between duty and the horror of war.

Actors

John Wayne

(Col John Marlowe)William Holden

(Major 'Hank' Kendall)Constance Towers

(Miss Hannah Hunter)Hoot Gibson

(Sgt. Brown)Ken Curtis

(Cpl. Wilkie)
And :
Bing Russell
Judson Pratt
Willis Bouchey
O. Z. Whitehead
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