Movie Description A U.S. Cavalry officer leads a makeshift army against bloodthirsty Apaches. Filmed entirely on location in Mexico.
| Credits | | Producer: | Jerry Bresler | | Cast: | Ben Johnson, Brock Peters, Slim Pickens, Warren Oates |
Notes Charlton Heston gave up his salary in order to "ransom" this picture from the producer and give director Peckinpah control over the final product. In spite of this, the producer chose to cut over an hour from the original film.
Shot in Eastmancolor by Pathe and Panavision, on location in Mexico.
Additional cast: Begonia Palacios (Linda); Albert Carrier (Captain Jacques Tremaine); Aurora Clavell; and Jose Carlos Ruiz (Riago).
Additional credits: August Lohman (special effects); Larry Butterworth (makeup artist); Tom Dawnson (costumes).
"Major Dundee March" sung by Mitch Miller's Sing Along Gang.
"Laura Lee" composed by Liam Sullivan and Forrest Wood.
Editorial Reviews "Heston acts with a caustic, contained fury -- honor teetering on obsession -- that bridges the square fervor of a classic Western with the nihilism of contempo-stare-down revenge." Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman (04/15/2005)
"[With] a Heston performance that's as multi-layered as anything he's ever done." Premiere - Glenn Kenny (10/01/2005)
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