Directed by:
Andrew V. McLaglenScreenplay:
James Lee BarrettCinematography:
William H. ClothierComposer:
Hugo MontenegroCast:
John Wayne, Rock Hudson, Lee Meriwether, Bruce Cabot, Jan-Michael Vincent, Ben Johnson, Paul Fix, Royal Dano, Harry Carey Jr., John Agar, Dub Taylor (more)VOD (1)
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In the tumultuous aftermath of the Civil War, Union Calvary officer John Henry Thomas takes his heroic men west while southerner James Langdon takes his soldiers to Mexico. When their paths cross, they forge an uneasy friendship that is quickly tested as they get caught between Mexican rebels and the Emperor's forces, and find themselves fighting side by side. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![John Wayne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/663/165663441_0d9ca7.jpg)
John Wayne
USA
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
El Dorado (1966)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
![Rock Hudson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/457/164457242_655f84.png)
Rock Hudson
USA
Best movies:
Giant (1956)
Winchester '73 (1950)
All That Heaven Allows (1955)
![Lee Meriwether](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312346_fb0d41.jpg)
Lee Meriwether
USA
Best movies:
The Ultimate Gift (2006)
The Undefeated (1969)
Batman: The Movie (1966)
![Bruce Cabot](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/426/426623_9b957a.jpg)
Bruce Cabot
USA
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
King Kong (1933)
![Jan-Michael Vincent](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273609_5fdb8c.jpg)
Jan-Michael Vincent
USA
Best movies:
Buffalo '66 (1998)
The Winds of War (1983) (series)
The Undefeated (1969)
![Ben Johnson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/557/162557761_94fe74.jpg)
Ben Johnson
USA
Best movies:
The Sacketts (1979) (TV movie)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
![Paul Fix](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272347_af9850.jpg)
Paul Fix
USA
Best movies:
After the Thin Man (1936)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Scarface (1932)
![Royal Dano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/483/483261_cf367b.jpg)
Royal Dano
USA
Best movies:
The Right Stuff (1983)
Moby Dick (1956)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
![Harry Carey Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/078/831/78831448_b1d103.jpg)
Harry Carey Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Man of the East (1972)
Rio Bravo (1959)
![John Agar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886250_989126.jpg)
John Agar
USA
Best movies:
Along the Great Divide (1951)
Shield for Murder (1954)
Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
![Dub Taylor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/480/480017_6d4d9f.jpg)
Dub Taylor
USA
Best movies:
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Maverick (1994)
![Robert Donner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/942/162942279_3937a5.jpg)
Robert Donner
USA
Best movies:
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
El Dorado (1966)
Rio Bravo (1959)
![Pedro Armendáriz Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273008_26df8a.jpg)
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Mexico
Best movies:
La Chevre (1981)
Matando Cabos (2004)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Hal Needham
USA
Best movies:
Sometimes a Great Notion (1971)
French Connection II (1975)
Nickelodeon (1976)
![Kiel Martin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280424_4dbb0e.jpg)
Kiel Martin
USA
Best movies:
The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
The Undefeated (1969)
![Richard Mulligan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/325/325401_3dcf86.jpg)
Richard Mulligan
USA
Best movies:
Little Big Man (1970)
Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)
The Heavenly Kid (1985)
![James McEachin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/426/158426759_46bb19.gif)
James McEachin
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Lawyer (1970)
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
![Edward Faulkner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000185_7f8f0c.jpg)
Edward Faulkner
USA
Best movies:
Tickle Me (1965)
Shenandoah (1965)
Lost Flight (1970) (TV movie)
![Chuck Roberson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/288/161288177_cd5a00.jpg)
Chuck Roberson
USA
Best movies:
The Big Country (1958)
El Dorado (1966)
Spartacus (1960)
![Gregg Palmer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000188_d50f8f.gif)
Gregg Palmer
USA
Best movies:
Life Is Tough, Eh Providence? (1972)
The Redhead from Wyoming (1953)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)